Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to tax, wire fraud charges
Prosecutors allege the Newport Beach attorney defrauded at least five clients in Orange County. Ross Palombo reports.
Prosecutors allege the Newport Beach attorney defrauded at least five clients in Orange County. Ross Palombo reports.
He has yet to begin serving a 2 1/2 year prison sentence he received in 2020 for trying to extort up to $25 million from sportswear giant Nike.
The retrial of Michael Avenatti, who is most known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, has been indefinitely put on hold based on an argument of double jeopardy.
Michael Avenatti is charged with ripping off at least five clients of nearly $10 million in settlement funds between January 2015 and March 2019.
Avenatti reportedly had pneumonia last year, putting him at high risk to contract the virus.
Newport Beach attorney who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump has been convicted of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who formerly represented porn star Stormy Daniels, has been arrested by IRS agents following a state bar hearing for allegedly violating terms of his pre-trial release.
Last week, the California State Bar said it wants Avenatti placed on involuntary inactive status because they say he poses a threat to clients and the public if he continues doing legal work.
Attorney Eli Morgenstern said Avenatti poses a threat to clients and the public if he continues to perform legal work.
According to prosecutors, Avenatti put the money towards financing a coffee business. "On a one-to-100 scale, the despicability of his conduct ranks a thousand."
Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal.
He stole $4 million from a paraplegic man, which he used to finance a coffee business, prosecutors said.
Avenatti is accused of stealing $4 million from a paraplegic man, which he used to finance a coffee business, prosecutors said.
He's battling two federal cases. One on each coast. And today celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti is answering two federal charges here in California. He's accused of filing bogus tax returns to get millions of dollars in loans. Randy Paige reports.
Newport Beach attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested on charges of bank fraud, embezzling a client's money and attempting to extort more than $20 million from athletic equipment giant Nike
Geragos appeared on CNN this month to discuss the case against his client Jussie Smollett, an actor accused of fabricating a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago.
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office is declining to file charges against attorney Michael Avenatti stemming from his arrest last year on suspicion of domestic violence.
Southland attorney Michael Avenatti, who was recently arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and is best known for representing Stormy Daniels, said he will not run for president in 2020.
Avenatti was arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident which occurred last week. He still could face misdemeanor counts.
An actress who says she had a relationship with Michael Avenatti alleges that he dragged her across the floor of his Los Angeles apartment after an argument over money, according to court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Michael Avenatti was taken into custody by Los Angeles police Wednesday following a domestic abuse allegation, a law enforcement official said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday asked for a criminal investigation into whether Julie Swetnick and her attorney, Michael Avenatti made false claims.
The judgment by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin marks the first time the media-savvy Avenatti is being held personally liable in the case.
Both new claims stem from complaints sent to senators and describe separate incidents that allegedly occurred in 1998 and 1985, bringing the number of sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh to five.
Michael Avenatti's twitter was "protected" Tuesday after a 4Chan user posted his girlfriend was the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh and his friends of getting her and other girls drunk before trying to sexually assault them as teens.
One person died Wednesday and another was injured when a vehicle overturned on the 118 freeway and rolled onto a below street in Pacoima.
A man and a woman were fatally shot in Rosemead and the shooter is currently at large.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
Temperatures pushed into the triple-digit range in parts of Los Angeles County Wednesday as a high-pressure system settled over the region, promising to linger through the Fourth of July holiday weekend and well into next week.
The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day.
An Orange County jury reached a verdict Wednesday. The reading is set to take place after 3 p.m.
A brush fire burning in the hills of Simi Valley triggered the evacuation of some residents as it moved east.
One person died Wednesday and another was injured when a vehicle overturned on the 118 freeway and rolled onto a below street in Pacoima.
A man and a woman were fatally shot in Rosemead and the shooter is currently at large.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
One person died Wednesday and another was injured when a vehicle overturned on the 118 freeway and rolled onto a below street in Pacoima.
A man and a woman were fatally shot in Rosemead and the shooter is currently at large.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
Temperatures pushed into the triple-digit range in parts of Los Angeles County Wednesday as a high-pressure system settled over the region, promising to linger through the Fourth of July holiday weekend and well into next week.
The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just one day.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
Three men were arrested in the alleged robbery and killing of a 68-year-old tourist outside a Newport Beach mall.
A 69-year-old tourist was killed after suspects robbed her at the Fashion Island Mall in Newport Beach.
The resolution also urges President Joe Biden to declare the Tustin Hangar fire a national emergency.
An investigation was underway Sunday after a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Santa Ana.
Here's where the find the biggest and brightest fireworks shows across Los Angeles and Southern California.
A bystander filmed the moments of a road rage confrontation that escalated into a stabbing on the streets of Ontario last Friday.
Police identified three of four people killed in a crash that ended a high-speed pursuit in Upland as teenagers.
Maria Martinez Lomeli, 74, was ejected from the backseat of a Kia Sorento when the driver lost control and veered into the center divider of I-15 on Sunday afternoon.
The massive fire engulfed the home early Monday morning in the 24600 block of Conejo Drive.
After a two-year KCAL News Investigation uncovered serious concerns about police selling their old weapons, a new case study has brought a new light to where agencies buy their new guns.
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed.
"No teacher should have to lie as part of their job". Ross Palombo talks to a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School who says he was told to lie about class attendance, which is how the state calculates funding from your tax dollars.
The CDC recommends that at least 95% of students have the MMR vaccine in order to lower the risk of measles outbreaks at their school, but a recent KCAL News investigation shows that hundreds of SoCal schools are well below that number.
For months, migrants have arrived in Los Angeles on controversial buses chartered from Texas. With a lack of coordination from the Lone Star state, community groups stepped in to help bring things under control and helped hundreds across Southern California.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
Ahead of July 4, here are the states where fireworks sales are legal, where they're illegal and where various restrictions apply.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
Lawyers involved with Jan. 6 prosecutions are focused on the date when the window to bring charges against defendants will close.
It's a welcome number for the candidate, who caused widespread concern among Democrats after his debate performance
With just hours to spare, Democratic legislators announced Sunday night an agreement on a Prop 47 reform initiative they plan to put on a ballot.
Some Democrats question Biden's ability to campaign in the 2024 presidential election, divide over whether he should be the nominee, after voters say Trump won debate.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
One in four college students says they have credit card debt, according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report. And with interest rates topping 20 percent, those students could be in debt for years. On Your Side's Kristine Lazar has more on the biggest mistakes college students are making with their credit cards.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
The CDC says it is too early to say if this year's summer COVID-19 surge has arrived.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Monday that there was a "concerning increase" of mpox, or monkeypox, cases that have been reported in the last two weeks.
Millions today owe their lives to the work of the man who devoted his career to public health, but in recent years Dr. Anthony Fauci has been targeted by a partisan, anti-science spectrum of opponents.
Gov. Newsom Saturday signed a state budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and business tax increases.
Democrat lawmakers in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state budget.
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state's November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes.
Colorado wants to welcome more celebrities and movie stars to the Front Range. The state submitted a proposal to host the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder starting in 2027.
California has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant worked warehouse employees so hard that it put their safety at risk.
The pair of rookies were introduced at the team's training center in El Segundo on Tuesday.
Promising wing Max Christie is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a four-year, $32 million contract, according to CBS Sports.
Paul George agreed early Monday to leave the Los Angeles Clippers and sign a $212 million, four-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and team up with Joel Embiid.
Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park.
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit an inside-the-park homer in the fourth inning, Carson Kelly added a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
Over a month ahead of their scheduled stop in Colorado, Neil Young and Crazy Horse canceled their entire tour, which includes the show scheduled for July 31 at Fiddler's Green.
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Alec Baldwin's attorneys say the involuntary manslaughter charge against him for the "Rust" shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins should be dismissed.
Sam Woodward is guilty of murder with a hate crime enhancement for the 2018 stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein.
SEIU-United Service Workers West (USWW) members at LAX who clean planes, handle baggage, maintain safety at the airport, and assist wheelchair passengers demand a raise in the living wage.
Andrew Linares with the Midnight Mission appreciates the donations, but suggests for donors to partner with organizations so goods are distributed properly and with dignity.
One person died Wednesday and another was injured when a vehicle overturned on the 118 freeway and rolled onto a below street in Pacoima.
The Sharp Fire started at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The Academy Awards will hand out filmmaking's top honor in 23 categories during the 2024 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. PDT.
Shots from the PGA's Genesis Invitational golf tournament held at the Riviera Golf Club in the Pacific Palisades.