Lawyer Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years

[calguy]

Michael Avenatti, the brash attorney who became a leading foe of then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison for a brazen botched scheme to extort athletic apparel giant Nike out of up to $25 million.

The attorney became a leading foe of then-President Donald Trump and Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen while representing Stormy Daniels, whom Avenatti is separately charged with swindling.

Avenatti briefly flirted with seeking the Democratic nomination for president at the height of his fame.

[ffr]

1. And yet, most criminals in the GOP are able to delay and deflect.

None seem to be in prison and most are onto their next grift far worse than anything that Avenatti did...ONCE! That means you too Mike Pence!

We need a wholesale cleanup of all the criminals in politics. I'm okay with Guantanamo remaining open to house them too.

[Effete Snob]

4. Once?

Now he faces trial in California for the much more serious crimes he committed against his own "clients" from whom he stole money.

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/11/712269305/michael-avenatti-indicted-for-allegedly-stealing-paraplegic-clients-settlement-m

Michael Avenatti Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Paraplegic Client's Settlement Money

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michael-avenatti-charged-stealing-money-stormy-daniels-n1008901

Michael Avenatti charged with stealing almost $300K from Stormy Daniels

https://time.com/5568585/michael-avenatti-indicted-fraud-clients/

In the indictment, prosecutors allege Avenatti stole millions of dollars in settlement money from five clients.

Once? Lol.

[Mr. Ected]

13. What happened to jberryhill? Looks like he hasn't posted in several weeks.

[Dr. Strange]

15. His account is flagged for review.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=183537

[RandiFan1290]

19. oh, oops

[Ocelot II]

5. Dirtbags are dirtbags, no matter which party they belong to.

Avenatti's grifting was actually pretty spectacular, and he did it a lot more than once.

[Hortensis]

14. Exactly. Though by far most, and the worst, at least lean right,

not all do. Someone here just seemed to endorse keeping lawless prisons offshore where we supposedly don't have to "worry" about those tiresome inalienable rights. Lock 'em up!

[Ocelot II]

18. Not all authoritarians are right-wingers, it seems.

I do hope the reference to Guantanamo was only in jest. Avenatti and all other criminals (including GOPers), if duly convicted, deserve to go to prison, but only in accordance with the law and the sentencing guidelines.

[Hortensis]

20. Pretty sure on examination it wouldn't be serious.

But millions don't examine before they elect people, promoted by professional election machines, who echo back them what they enjoy hearing. Like Avenotti did not. But it took amazingly little to produce, "I love him! He should run for president!"

Our democracy has done amazingly well considering. Most of the time. Its founding fathers weren't fools and of course had big doubts we'd get this far.

[zuul]

2. And he's still facing charges in California and New York.

[Ocelot II]

3. Is that all?

Of course, he's still looking at two more trials - one for stealing $300,000 from Stormy Daniels and another for screwing over clients and other fraud in bankruptcy proceedings. This narcissistic dirtbag even wanted to run for president and was even something of a hero on DU. Some of us got dragged for pointing out that he was just a sleazy publicity whore, but he turned out to be exactly that and worse.

[calguy]

6. I have to admit I was a fan at first

I liked how he attacked trump and he effectively brought the Stormy Daniels affair into public eye.
But none of that gets him off the hook for the shit he's pulled. I quit being a fan when the Nike case became known.
Seems like justice is hard to avoid unless you're a well connected republican.

[Effete Snob]

7. Just you wait until all those sealed indictments become public that Louise Mensch told us about

[Maraya1969]

9. He was a serious disappointment.

[leftyladyfrommo]

10. Isn't that the truth? nt

[we can do it]

11. But fun to watch I have to admit,

[tman]

12. I remember some were convinced he should be the dem candidate.

When it was obvious he was playing y'all.

Strange times.

[Ocelot II]

17. He even played some of the MSNBC hosts

who couldn't get enough of him for quite awhile. Ari Melber (who should have known better) and Lawrence O'Donnell (who also should have known better) interviewed him repeatedly and with relish. The enemy of your enemy might be your friend, but he might also be a grifting dirtbag who was just riding along on the prevailing anti-Trump winds.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. So very much this.

[Hekate]

16. "Former lawyer" would be more accurate

[mnmoderatedem]

21. I'll bet TFG is itching to gloat publicly about this

but can't draw any attention to his Stormy affair and the associated hush money