Michael Avenatti

Timeline: The probe into Trump's alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels

Former President Trump speaks in Davenport, Iowa, on March 13, 2023. Photo: Miriam Alarcon Avila/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former President Trump's hush money trial stems from events purported to have taken place over nearly two decades, well before his entry into politics vaulted him to the presidency. The big picture: The presumptive GOP presidential nominee faces 34 felony counts stemming from allegations he falsified business records to cover up payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who first publicly alleged the two had an affair in 2018. • Trump...

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, onetime opponent of Donald Trump, sentenced to 14 years in fraud case

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for defrauding his clients and for obstructing IRS efforts to collect payroll taxes from his coffee business.

He was also ordered to pay $7 million in restitution.

The sentence will run consecutively with his combined five-year sentence in New York for stealing from Stormy Daniels and for extorting Nike.

The sentence, imposed by a federal judge in Los Angeles, is a few years shy of what prosecutors sought.

Judge dismisses Avenatti case against Fox

A Delaware judge on Friday granted a motion to dismiss a case against Fox News brought by Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for adult-film star Stormy Daniels. 

Judge Stephanos Bibas, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Delaware, dismissed without prejudice the case Avenatti brought against Fox News. 

Avenatti launched a lawsuit against Fox for their coverage regarding his arrest on suspicion of felony domestic abuse. 

Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in Nike extortion case

Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who gained notoriety for his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her suit against Donald Trump, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday for trying to extort Nike out of more than $20 million.

Why it matters: Avenatti was once considered a rising Democratic star and a potential 2020 candidate before facing extortion, fraud and tax charges.

Avenatti became a household name in 2018 and was a fixture on cable TV as Daniels' lawyer.

Attorney Michael Avenatti Found Guilty Of Trying To Extort Nike

A federal court in New York convicted celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti on Friday on three counts of trying to extort $25 million from Nike.

“The verdict was returned Friday by a Manhattan federal jury after it deliberated charges of attempted extortion and honest services fraud in what prosecutors say was an attempt by Avenatti to extort up to $25 million from Nike with threats to otherwise harm it,” The Associated Press reported. “The charges carry a combined potential penalty of 42 years in prison.”

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