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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsO.C. judge declares mistrial in Michael Avenatti embezzlement trial
https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktla.com/news/local-news/o-c-judge-declares-mistrial-in-michael-avenatti-embezzlement-trial/amp/
A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti, who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from his clients.
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna ruled on technical grounds that federal prosecutors failed to turn over relevant financial evidence to Avenatti.
Another hearing in the case was set for Sept. 2, and Selna scheduled a tentative new trial date for Oct. 12.
It was the second trial in recent months for the 50-year-old lawyer who once represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against then-President Donald Trump.
Avenatti was sentenced in July to 2 1/2 years in prison in a $25 million extortion case in New York.
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Avenatti, who is suspended from practicing law in California but was representing himself at trial, had pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud in connection with the allegations spanning from 2015 to 2019. He denied embezzling money and said his law firm was entitled to recoup expenses if settlements were reached.
In addition to these counts, Avenatti faces charges of bankruptcy, bank and tax fraud in California. He is expected to be tried on those allegations later this year after Selna split a 36-count indictment into two trials.
The mistrial was first reported by the legal news service Law360.
Avenatti also faces another criminal case in New York in which he is charged with cheating Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Avenatti represented her in 2018 in lawsuits against Trump and often appeared on cable news programs to disparage the Republican president.
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That's a deep hole to dig yourself out of, sir.
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O.C. judge declares mistrial in Michael Avenatti embezzlement trial (Original Post)
Budi
Aug 2021
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bearsfootball516
(6,369 posts)1. I remember when some posters wanted him to run for president.
Dodged a bullet there. Lol.
Budi
(15,325 posts)2. He conned a lot of people.
So much for slick media imagery!
kirby
(4,441 posts)3. Some people's standards are so low...
A strongly worded tweet or interview and ready to put them in charge. Sound bite governance.
Budi
(15,325 posts)7. A carefully scripted quote withe a carefully posed image for impact...
Yup. Media influences & drives the message alright! We see it every day.
Photo ops & cameras ready to roll & the most likes wins...something $$$$.
"Money & media". Anybody can be a celebrity & a millionare too!
Ain't America great~
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)4. I do too.
I was only lurking then, but I saw a number of posters attacked for pointing out he was just another trump.
Hes a con man.
Mr.Bill
(24,103 posts)5. So if he would have been elected President,
he would be home free.
betsuni
(25,119 posts)6. I thought the title said there was a mistrial in Michael Avenatti embarrassment trial.
Budi
(15,325 posts)8. That was the Daily Beast headline. I declined to use it only because it read a bit sensationalist...
...compared to all the other google headlines.
Tho The Daily Beast probably had it as correct as all the others as well.