This Has Been A Long-Time Coming! Michael Avenatti Pleads Guilty- Crooked Porn Lawyer
Michael Avenatti represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her losing case against Trump. The bogus scandal worked as a weapon against Trump and altered public opinion even though the pair lost both cases against the former president. Earlier this year Avenatti lost a case against Daniels who said that Avenatti stole at least $300k from her out of her book deal following the case.
Now, he's pleaded guilty on multiple charges, including fraud according to the DOJ's report:
"Avenatti admitted guilt in each of the four legal matters discussed in a federal grand jury indictment that charged him with embezzling money from clients. Avenatti admitted that he engaged in the conduct charged in the four counts of the indictment, which includes receiving money on behalf of clients into client trust accounts, misappropriating the money, and lying to the clients about receiving the money or, in one case, claiming that the money had already been sent to the client.
The charge of endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue Code is one of 19 tax-related offenses in the indictment. In relation to the tax count he pleaded guilty to today, Avenatti admitted that he corruptly obstructed and impeded the IRS’s efforts to collect unpaid payroll taxes, which the government estimates amount to approximately $5 million and include payroll taxes that he been withheld from the paychecks of employees of the Avenatti-owned company that operated Tully’s Coffee.
After pleading guilty today, Avenatti still faces a total of 31 counts – six wire fraud charges, 18 tax-related charges, two counts of bank fraud related to alleged false statements he made in an attempt to obtain loans from a federally insured financial institution, one count of aggravated identity theft for misusing the name of a tax preparer in relation to the bank fraud scheme, and four counts of bankruptcy fraud related to alleged false statements he made after his law firm was forced into bankruptcy."
The Department of Justice's report goes on to say that sentencing for Avenatti will be delayed for a few months while the courts figure out what to do with him.
Just think, this guy was a 'hero' to liberals.