Stormy Daniels and Attorney Michael Avenatti as seen at The Abbey on May 23, 2018 in West Hollywood, California.
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A federal judge in New York on Thursday sentenced disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti to four years in prison for stealing from his former client, lifelong adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who wrote the 2018 explosive book.
US District Court Judge Jesse Furman said Avenatti, who is already in custody on another sentence, could run 30 months out of those four years along with his current sentence in that other case.
The defendant had proposed that he be sentenced to three years in prison, while prosecutors had sought four years behind bars.
in February, Avenatti was convicted A case of wire fraud and identity theft for pocketing nearly $300,000 out of an $800,000 advance paid to Daniels for her book “Full Disclosure,” which included details of her alleged affair with Donald Trump prior to becoming president. Were.
Avenatti is already in custody, is following him 2020 conviction For extortion, transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort and fraud in relation to threats made against sports equipment giant Nike.
he was sentenced Two and a half years behind bars for those crimes.
Avenatti was once one of the cable television most prolific punditRegularly appearing on news shows to speak for Daniels and criticize then-President Trump, who was accused of quietly paying money to the former actor.