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| Michael Avenatti Arrested by Feds at California State Bar Hearing |
| 2020-01-15 |
| h/t Instapundit [Daily Beast] - Ex-Stormy Daniels lawyer and Trump antagonist Michael Avenatti was led out of the State Bar Court in Los Angeles by federal agents on Tuesday evening. The arrest occurred outside the disciplinary hearing in which the State Bar of California has accused the hard-charging, tough-talking attorney of using a doctored document to scam a client out of nearly $840,000, funneling money from a lawsuit settlement fund to his own personal use. The State Bar of California, the official attorney licensing agency, has sought to put Avenatti on "involuntary inactive status," setting in motion a timeline for disbarment proceedings. During a break in testimony, members of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, who are prosecuting Avenatti in a separate criminal matter in Orange County, parleyed with Avenatti's team of lawyers and took the lawyer into custody. "I understand that Mr. Avenatti has been arrested by the federal authorities for violating the terms of his release," said attorney Steven Bledsoe, who represents the alleged Avenatti victim in the State Bar case and was present when the arrest occurred. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 Remember: the SS not long ago was featuring this Shitshowman as a candidate for PRESIDENT. Because, they said, OrangeMan is a criminal. So they put up a real extortionist, thief and all-around felon against him. Sic semper shitshow... |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-01-15 12:09 |
| #2 Love it when a dem trial lawyer goes to jail. |
| Posted by: Varmint Splat1454 2020-01-15 11:31 |
| #1 ...has sought to put Avenatti on "involuntary inactive status," setting in motion a timeline for disbarment proceedings. I think this means the state bar was trying to get him to go quietly and just let his law license expire, and this is Plan B if things turn to shit, which may have just occurred. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-01-15 09:19 |