Politics Jun 02 Michael Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels By Bobby Caina Calvan, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Feb 04 Michael Avenatti found guilty of stealing from Stormy Daniels Michael Avenatti was convicted by a jury on charges that he cheated porn actor Stormy Daniels out of nearly $300,000 she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Jan 27 Stormy Daniels and her former lawyer Avenatti face each other in court Her testimony Thursday was a highly anticipated moment at the trial of a man who parlayed his representation of Daniels in her legal battles against then-President Donald Trump in 2018 into a high-profile role as a Trump adversary. By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Jan 24 Stormy Daniels and former lawyer Avenatti, who brought suits against Donald Trump, face off at trial The porn star who catapulted Michael Avenatti to fame four years ago will get a starring role in a New York courtroom when prosecutors try to prove the California lawyer cheated her of $300,000 in book proceeds. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Jul 08 Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion A New York judge has sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
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Feb 14 Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Avenatti did not testify, but his lawyers said he was following the wishes of an amateur youth basketball league director who wanted him to force Nike to fire corrupt executives and fix its culture. … Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump knew about efforts to quash stories of alleged affairs, court records show By Jim Mustian, Associated Press President Trump initially insisted he was unaware of the hush money payments that his former attorney, Michael Cohen, orchestrated to women who claimed they had affairs with Trump. Trump denies the allegations. Continue reading
Jul 18 No additional charges to be filed in Trump hush money probe By Associated Press Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty last year to violating campaign finance law by arranging payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump. Continue reading
May 22 Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal prosecutors in New York City say Michael Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal. Continue reading