left to right: Assistant U.S. Attorney Ranee Katzenstein, IRS Agent James Kim, AUSA Brett Sagel and U.S. Treasury Agent Ramoun Karlous after Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty to five crimes on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo: Meghann M. Cuniff/ALM) Michael Avenatti Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Tax Crimes in California
There is no deal with prosecutors, who have not said whether they'll keep pursuing Avenatti's remaining 31 charges.
June 16, 2022 at 04:33 PM
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White Collar Crime
Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to five federal felonies, admitting a criminal scheme to defraud clients of their settlement money as well as to trying to obstruct an Internal Revenue Service investigation into his failed coffee shop venture.
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