Avenatti Pleads Guilty To Stealing Millions From Clients

CNN reports:

Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients, taking another step closer toward resolving a flurry of federal charges against him.

Judge James Selna set Avenatti’s sentencing for September 19. Avenatti faces a statutory maximum of 83 years in prison, although his sentence would likely fall below the maximum.

He is currently serving a five-year prison term after being convicted in two separate trials in New York for attempting to extort millions of dollars from Nike and stealing nearly $300,000 from a book advance from his then-client Stormy Daniels.

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Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, already serving time for stealing money from Stormy Daniels and extortion against Nike, has pleaded guilty to several federal charges in California and admitted to stealing millions of dollars from clients. https://t.co/10M63Qiu1S

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