Avenatti to be indicted on charges related to Stormy Daniels

According to the network, the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan is expected to issue the indictment.

The same prosecutors are handling another extortion case involving Avenatti, who was once a prominent guest on CNN and MSNBC.


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Published May 22, 2019 at 10:06am 
Modified May 22, 2019 at 12:45pmShareTweetEmailPrintDisgraced celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti will be indicted on federal charges related to his former client, Stormy Daniels, ABC News is reporting.

According to the network, the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan is expected to issue the indictment.

The same prosecutors are handling another extortion case involving Avenatti, who was once a prominent guest on CNN and MSNBC.

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Avenatti was indicted in New York on March 25 on charges that he tried to extort Nike, the sports apparel company. The disgraced lawyer was also indicted in California on charges that he evaded taxes and bilked clients out of settlement money.

Avenatti allegedly hid a $4 million settlement that was supposed to be paid out to a mentally-ill, paraplegic man he represented in a lawsuit in Los Angeles.