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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 12:26 AM Jan 2020

Michael Avenatti Jailed, Held Without Bond

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/michael-avenatti-arrest-financial-crimes-bond-938415/



Avenatti was arrested and indicted in separate federal cases in New York and Los Angeles back in March 2019, and eventually released on bond. According to The Washington Post, however, he allegedly spent the next few months, between April and October, committing mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He allegedly defrauded an ex-law partner he owed $5 million, an ex-client he owed $2.2 million and an ex-wife he owed $2.5 million in child and spousal support.

Avenatti’s alleged schemes included having an ex-wife buy a Mercedes-Benz for him to use so that he could avoid paying debts; draining and refilling his bank accounts with cashier’s checks to allegedly throw off creditors; and withdrawing money from banks in increments less than $10,000 to avoid drawing the attention of the government (a process known as “structuring”).
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Michael Avenatti Jailed, Held Without Bond (Original Post) jberryhill Jan 2020 OP
Oh my. cwydro Jan 2020 #1
Aw gee.... so I guess this means he's off of the ballot? Talitha Jan 2020 #2
This just might delay his pursuit of the presidency Generic Brad Jan 2020 #3
You know, now that AG Barr wants to limit investigations into presidential campaigns jberryhill Jan 2020 #13
Lesson: Someone who has never held any elected office has no business even running for president PSPS Jan 2020 #4
A little something I remember about Avenatti canetoad Jan 2020 #5
Locking! Ptah Jan 2020 #6
Guess he will not be tweeting anymore..nt helpisontheway Jan 2020 #7
Now there's a big loss jberryhill Jan 2020 #11
Avenatti should serve as a rotating beacon of caution rictofen Jan 2020 #8
DU has a tendency to believe what it WANTS to believe. bearsfootball516 Jan 2020 #10
On that score, sing along with me now everybody... JHB Jan 2020 #12
Sleazy! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #9
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
13. You know, now that AG Barr wants to limit investigations into presidential campaigns
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 11:33 AM
Jan 2020

Avenatti might just get lucky.

canetoad

(17,089 posts)
5. A little something I remember about Avenatti
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 02:26 AM
Jan 2020

In the very early days of his media rounds, he appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show. I think he was being interviewed about Trump and Stormy Daniels.

Anyway, describing Trump, in his excitement he said, "....and then he rided into the White House...."

Anyone can make a slip of the tongue, but a stupid, basic grammatical error like that?

rictofen

(235 posts)
8. Avenatti should serve as a rotating beacon of caution
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 07:06 AM
Jan 2020

Still waiting on the contents of that DVD, and the indictment of Trump Jr. I suppose Jr's 2018 birthday has been postponed indefinitely.

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