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Michael Avenatti Ordered to Pay $148,750 in Restitution to Stormy Daniels

NEW YORK—Former attorney Michael Avenatti was ordered on Friday to pay $148,750 in restitution to his best-known client, porn actress Stormy Daniels. Avenatti, 51, was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury in February of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for embezzling $297,500 in book proceeds from Daniels, who testified that Avenatti “stole from me…


House Judiciary Committee Passes Gun Control Bill; Avenatti Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Fraud | NTD Daybreak

A bill aimed at toughening national gun laws was put forward by a House panel on June 2. It raises the age limit from 18 to 21 when buying semi-automatic rifles among other measures. The House will vote on the legislation next week. A Texas fugitive who murdered a family of five was shot dead…


Michael Avenatti Faces Embezzlement Trial in California

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer recently sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison a $25 million extortion case in New York, is expected to face a trial Wednesday in California on charges he embezzled millions from his clients. Opening statements are scheduled in Santa Ana in the second trial this month for Avenatti….