GUILTY: Michael Avenatti convicted of bilking Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300K in book proceeds
Michael Avenatti has been found guilty of charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for bilking a former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels, out of nearly $300,000 in book proceeds.
"I’m very disappointed," he said briefly after the verdict was read. "I look forward to a full adjudication of all the issues. Thank you."Michael Avenatti, center, arrives to Federal court in Manhattan, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in New York. Avenatti immediately requested the judge declare a mistrial. Instead, Furman told the jury that it must follow its pledge to base any decision on the evidence.Earlier on Friday, Furman declined Avenatti’s previous motion for mistrial, which the attorney had filed after Daniels had appeared for an interview with a news broadcast that morning. And on Thursday, jurors sent a note that they were unable to come to a consensus on the wire fraud charge.
Avenatti was accused of pocketing nearly $300,000 from adult Daniels' $800,000 advance for her autobiography, "Full Disclosure," in 2018. Prosecutors said Avenatti used a fake document to make it appear as though Daniels approved of her book proceeds going into a bank account controlled by him.
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