Former celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti, who is after President Donald Trump and is a favorite in the media, said on Sunday that he accepted the remaining cases in Southern California federal court.
CNN and other networks have supported Avenatti not only as his attorney in porn star Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford)’s lawsuit against the president, but also as a serious contender for the presidency in a weak Democratic field.
“[L]Looking at 2020, one of the reasons I take you seriously as a contender is because you’re in cable news,” said CNN anchor Brian Stelter. reliable sources. According to NewsBusters, Avenatti appeared on cable news 254 times that year, mostly on CNN, where she appeared 122 times, and on MSNBC, where she appeared 108 times in 2018.
Avenatti was recently sentenced to four years in prison for stealing a book advance of approximately $300,000 from Daniels.
Fox News reported on Monday:
Avenatti was charged with 36 counts of fraud, embezzlement, perjury, tax evasion and other financial crimes.
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California lawyer finds his destiny is now in jail [Thursday] In federal court in Manhattan, Judge Jesse M. Fuhrman said the sentence would mean that Avenatti would receive an additional 2 1/2 years in prison, in addition to the 2 1/2 years he had already served.
His conviction for qualified identity theft carries a mandatory two-year prison sentence. He was also convicted of wire fraud. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for attempting to blackmail Nike. In 2020, Avenatti was found guilty of threatening to destroy the shoemaker’s reputation if he did not pay up to $25 million.
Avenatti changed his defense from “not guilty” to “guilty,” despite failing to reach a plea agreement with the federal government.
Hollywood also loves Avenatti, who was celebrating when Stormy Daniels received the key to the city of West Hollywood in 2018.
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