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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Didnt some call him the early Democrat Presidential contender back when he was ranting about Trump in 2017?
Too bad DJT didnt pick up on that label....
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
...and Hillary Clinton walks free as a bird.
#MAGA!
Michael Avanatti Got Arrested
Plenty of prominent Dems / media personages did exactly that.
You misspelled waddle
More arrest! Make America Honorable Again!
They are meddling with an election!
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”
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.
Kinda like calling McCain the maverick.
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.
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.
It’s a start. Love the sound of cuffs slamming shut on democrats.
Wonder if there are perp walk videos and pictures?
He missed his flight ..
"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?)
and CNN and MSNBC thought he was a credible attorney.
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.
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