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Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California Bar Association hearing
Fox News ^ | Jan. 14, 2020 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 01/15/2020 7:22:01 AM PST by libstripper

LOS ANGELES – Attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents Tuesday evening during a break in a disciplinary hearing in Los Angeles over allegations that the high-profile lawyer scammed a client out of $840,000.

The arrest occurred around 6 p.m. outside the State Bar Court, where the State Bar of California has initiated proceedings against him.

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Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, told Fox News that Avenatti was arrested on suspicion of violating his pre-trial release.

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Avenatti was supposed to travel to New York on Tuesday night for his criminal trial over his alleged plot to extort $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; US: New York
KEYWORDS: abortion; arrest; avenatti; brettkavanaugh; california; embezzlement; extortion; fraud; irs; julieswetnick; losangeles; maga; michaelavenatti; newyork; nike; scotus; stephanieclifford; stormydaniels; taxevasion; thommrozek; trial
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Dat boy, he be in one hep of a lot of deep, smelly, brown dodo.
1 posted on 01/15/2020 7:22:01 AM PST by libstripper
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Didn’t some call him the “early Democrat Presidential contender” back when he was ranting about Trump in 2017?

Too bad DJT didn’t pick up on that label....


2 posted on 01/15/2020 7:24:01 AM PST by PGR88
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To: libstripper

They need to release him so he can get back to campaigning. The Iowa caucuses are in less than three weeks and he is the front runner. /hahahahaha


3 posted on 01/15/2020 7:24:31 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy; libstripper

...and Hillary Clinton walks free as a bird.


4 posted on 01/15/2020 7:25:52 AM PST by ptsal
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To: libstripper

#MAGA!

Michael Avanatti Got Arrested


5 posted on 01/15/2020 7:27:24 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: PGR88

Plenty of prominent Dems / media personages did exactly that.


6 posted on 01/15/2020 7:27:57 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: ptsal

You misspelled waddle


7 posted on 01/15/2020 7:27:58 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: libstripper

More arrest! Make America Honorable Again!


8 posted on 01/15/2020 7:30:32 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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To: PGR88

They are meddling with an election!


9 posted on 01/15/2020 7:30:42 AM PST by for-q-clinton
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To: PGR88

I think they called him a ‘presidential contender’ because they loved how he was trashing Trump, and knew it would go to his head and cause him to trash Trump even more...

They knew he had absolutely no chance of ever running, but they kept telling him “Oooooh you’re so presidential- tell us more about stupid evil Trump”


10 posted on 01/15/2020 7:31:57 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Avenatti was supposed to travel to New York on Tuesday night for his criminal trial over his alleged plot to extort $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike.
If he thinks he's busy now, just wait until he gets to prison.

11 posted on 01/15/2020 7:36:52 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Mr. K

Kinda like calling McCain the maverick.


12 posted on 01/15/2020 7:37:02 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: SunkenCiv
FTA:

Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, told Fox News that Avenatti was arrested on suspicion of violating his pre-trial release.

I wonder what the suspected violation is. Since he's about to go to NYC for trial, he just might have the pleasure of residing at the MCC, Jeffrey Epstein's old home, for a while.

13 posted on 01/15/2020 7:44:46 AM PST by libstripper (ueeze it into)
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To: libstripper

Demonstrably the worst lawyer to ever pass the bar. He and Micheal Cohen were in the running, but Avenaughty pulled ahead for good in the back stretch.


14 posted on 01/15/2020 7:46:31 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: libstripper

It’s a start. Love the sound of cuffs slamming shut on democrats.


15 posted on 01/15/2020 7:50:02 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: libstripper

Wonder if there are perp walk videos and pictures?


16 posted on 01/15/2020 7:53:59 AM PST by dhs12345
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He missed his flight ..


17 posted on 01/15/2020 8:02:55 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: libstripper
"Attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents Tuesday evening during a break in a disciplinary hearing"

"TIGTA" agents from the IRS Hanging an exclamation mark over Avenatti for the disciplinary board to see.

(Was "Stormy" at the hearing and what did she have to say about M.A. one wonders?)


18 posted on 01/15/2020 8:09:25 AM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: libstripper

and CNN and MSNBC thought he was a credible attorney.


19 posted on 01/15/2020 8:11:05 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Col Frank Slade

Nada problema. The Feds can just put him on the next Con Air flight to NYC. He just might not like the bathroom facilities all that well.


20 posted on 01/15/2020 8:11:42 AM PST by libstripper (ueeze it into)
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