Appeals Court Orders New Sentencing for Lawyer Michael Avenatti Over Stealing From Clients

An appeals court found the judge erred in sentencing Michael Avenatti to 14 years in prison in 2002.
Appeals Court Orders New Sentencing for Lawyer Michael Avenatti Over Stealing From Clients
Attorney Michael Avenatti arrives at federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 1, 2019. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A federal appeals court on Oct. 23 vacated lawyer Michael Avenatti’s prison sentence for defrauding clients and ordered that a new sentence be handed down.

Avenatti pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges in 2022 after stealing money from clients and was sentenced to 14 years in prison later that year.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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