Reuters
Fraud trial begins for Michael Avenatti, U.S. lawyer who battled Trump
The trial began on Monday of lawyer Michael Avenatti, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on charges he defrauded his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels, whom he represented in cases against Trump. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Avenatti, 50, embezzled https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/u-s-lawyer-michael-avenatti-gets-trial-date-on-charges-of-stealing-from-ex-client-idUSKBN1WN2DP $300,000 in book contract proceeds intended for Daniels, in part by forging her signature in a letter to an agent. “The defendant stole almost $300,000 from the person he was supposed to be looking out for,” prosecutor Andrew Rohrbach said in his opening statement.
