USA v. Avenatti

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Case Number:

1:19-cr-00374

Court:

New York Southern

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Judge:

Jesse M. Furman

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  1. December 19, 2019

    The Biggest Legal Ethics Cases Of 2019

    Everywhere you looked this year, it seemed lawyers were making headlines. But the news for many wasn't good, as high-profile attorneys from firms like MoFo, Skadden and Willkie Farr faced serious criminal and ethical accusations. Here are six of the biggest legal ethics developments of 2019.

  2. October 08, 2019

    Avenatti's Trial Set For April In Stormy Daniels Book Case

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday scheduled an April trial date for embattled celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti in a case accusing him of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from adult film actress and former client Stormy Daniels.

  3. September 25, 2019

    Avenatti Case Over Stormy Daniels' Book Money Stays In NY

    Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti can't transfer a New York criminal suit alleging he stole $300,000 from former client Stormy Daniels' book deal to California for consolidation with another criminal case against him, a Manhattan federal judge has ruled.

  4. September 12, 2019

    Feds Say Avenatti-Stormy Daniels Case Should Stay In NY

    New York federal prosecutors who have charged Michael Avenatti with embezzling book deal funds from former client Stormy Daniels hit back Wednesday against the embattled attorney's bid to relocate the case to California, saying that there was no valid basis for the transfer.

  5. August 23, 2019

    Avenatti Wants Stormy Daniels Fraud Case Moved To Calif.

    Michael Avenatti on Thursday asked a New York federal judge to transfer charges that he embezzled book deal funds from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels, to California, saying they are essentially the same as the client fund theft rap the embattled attorney is facing in Orange County.

  6. July 23, 2019

    Judge Tees Up Avenatti's Bid To Move Case Out Of New York

    The New York federal judge overseeing the criminal case charging Michael Avenatti with defrauding his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels, agreed Tuesday to take up the embattled lawyer's bid to transfer the case to California, before the action proceeds any further. 

  7. May 28, 2019

    Avenatti Pleads '100% Not Guilty' In Double-Arraignment Day

    Embattled attorney Michael Avenatti pled not guilty Tuesday to all counts in two criminal cases in Manhattan federal courthouses, one accusing him of stealing book money from former client and adult film actress Stormy Daniels and the other alleging he extorted Nike.

  8. May 22, 2019

    Avenatti Charged With Stealing Stormy Daniels' Book Money

    Michael Avenatti's legal problems continued to pile up Wednesday, with new federal charges in New York alleging he stole money from a book deal signed by his most famous ex-client, porn actress Stormy Daniels.

  9. April 11, 2019

    Avenatti Charged With Tax Evasion, Stealing From Clients

    Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced a 36-count indictment against attorney Michael Avenatti on Thursday, adding to the legal woes of a provocateur who already faced embezzlement and extortion charges.