Wow, that is quite alot of years to give someone going to prison.
Re: Scumbags
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:43 am
by wjfox
Re: Scumbags
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:47 am
by wjfox
Michael Avenatti: Celebrity lawyer and former Trump foe gets 14 more years in prison
Tuesday 6 December 2022 04:42, UK
US lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels during her legal battles with Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Already in jail for separate convictions, Avenatti admitted cheating four of his clients out of millions of dollars.
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In one incident, Avenatti collected a $4m (£3.3m) settlement from Los Angeles County for a man who suffered injuries while in custody, and was left paraplegic after a suicide attempt, but Avenatti never told him the money was received.
Instead, authorities said Avenatti used the funds to finance his coffee business and pay personal expenses, and gave the man smaller amounts ranging from $1,000 to $1,900 that he called advances on the broader settlement.
The man, Geoffrey Johnson, told the court: "I am not sure I ever can trust anyone else again."