Adult film actress Stormy Daniels stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti outside federal court in New York last year. Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money for personal and business expenses. Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday announced they have charged Michael Avenatti with fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client and adult film star, Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name Stormy Daniels.
In an unsealed federal indictment, prosecutors said that Avenatti had stolen a “significant portion” of an advance Clifford was being paid on a book deal.
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