Mike Blake/ReutersMichael Avenatti has been indicted on 36 counts by a federal grand jury in California, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles confirmed to The Daily Beast.Avenatti, who made his name as the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels and as a vocal critic of President Trump
Michael Avenatti has been indicted on 36 counts by a federal grand jury in California, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles confirmed to The Daily Beast.
The celebrity lawyer has been accused by California prosecutors of stealing $1.6 million from a client’s settlement to cover his own expenses, and defrauding a bank in Mississippi. He is also facing charges from federal prosecutors in New York, who have accused him of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike Inc. Avenatti denies the charges, and was released from jail on a $300,000 bond after his arrest in New York.
The complaint laid out how Avenatti allegedly spent the millions he kept from the IRS on luxe personal expenses, including watches, an “elite private action club,” and Porsches. “For 20 years, I have represented Davids vs. Goliaths and relied on due process and our system of justice,” Avenatti tweeted Thursday morning. “Along the way, I have made many powerful enemies. I am entitled to a FULL presumption of innocence and am confident that justice will be done once ALL of the facts are known.”
The indictment also details how Avenatti allegedly hid a $4 million legal settlement in favor of a mentally ill paraplegic client, Geoffrey Johnson, and hid a $2.75 million settlement for another client. Avenatti then allegedly used the money to help pay for the purchase of a private jet, according to the Times.
According to a criminal complaint, Avenatti offered to cancel a press conference on Nike's alleged misdeeds in exchange for a $1.5 million payout to his client, an amateur basketball coach whose Nike contract wasn't renewed. Avenatti also allegedly demanded Nike “retain” him and his co-counsel for up to $25 million to conduct an “internal investigation” into the payments, or pay them nearly as much for their silence.
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