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Pengadilan pidana federal kedua dari empat yang melibatkan Avenatti dimulai pada 21 Juli 2021 di [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] . Avenatti mengumumkan dia akan membela diri. Dia dinyatakan bersalah atas penipuan kawat dan [[pencurian identitas]] yang diperparah.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty/ar-AATtUo6?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531|publisher=ABC News ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205204023/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty/ar-AATtUo6?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531|archive-date=February 5, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 2 Juni 2022, dia dijatuhi hukuman empat tahun penjara karena menipu Daniels.<ref name="cnbc_2022-06-02">{{Cite web|date=June 2, 2022|title=Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-for-stealing-from-stormy-daniels.html#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20in%20New,wrote%20an%20explosive%202018%20book|website=cnbc.com}}</ref>
 
== Kehidupan pribadi ==
[[Berkas:2015_Honda_HA-420_HondaJet_42000029_by_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg|jmpl|Potert jet Avenatti yakni Honda HA-420 [[Honda HA-420 HondaJet|HondaJet]] N227WP 2015]]
Avenatti menikah selama 13 tahun dengan Christine Carlin, dengan siapa dia memiliki dua anak perempuan. <ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Shaer|magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|access-date=November 16, 2018|archivedate=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105055700/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/magazine/michael-avenatti-stormy-daniels-donald-trump-media.html|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Croucher3">{{Cite magazine|last=Croucher|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=November 16, 2018|archivedate=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904013110/https://www.newsweek.com/michael-avenatti-denies-domestic-abuse-allegation-i-did-not-strike-my-ex-wife-1216461|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Ia menikah dengan Lisa Storye pada tahun 2011. Mereka memiliki satu putra. Lisa Storie-Avenatti mengajukan gugatan cerai pada Desember 2017. <ref name="ABC News">{{Cite news|last=Folmer|first=Kaitlyn|last2=Francescani|first2=Chris|date=December 13, 2018|title=Lawyer Michael Avenatti could owe his estranged wife and child $1.5 million in spousal and child support: Court records|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyer-michael-avenatti-owe-wife-child-15-million/story?id=59749312|work=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128203658/https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyer-michael-avenatti-owe-wife-child-15-million/story?id=59749312|archive-date=January 28, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada tanggal 30 November 2018, pasangan tersebut telah menandatangani perjanjian sementara, yang mengharuskan Avenatti untuk menandatangani kepemilikan tertentu dan membayar $40.000 per bulan untuk tunjangan keluarga, dengan pembayaran pertama jatuh tempo pada tanggal 3 Desember 2018. <ref name="ABC News" /> Pada bulan Desember 2018, dilaporkan bahwa Avenatti telah setuju untuk membayar Lisa $1.947.540 untuk tunjangan anak dan pasangan, dan untuk mengalihkan kepemilikan beberapa aset kepadanya, termasuk lima jam tangan mewah, patung [[Frank Gehry]], karya seni lainnya, dan sewaan 2017 [[Ferrari 488]] GT Spider, sementara firma hukumnya akan mengalihkan minatnya pada jet pribadi Honda 2015 kepada Lisa. Dia menanggapi laporan tersebut, menyebut mereka "palsu". <ref>{{Cite news|last=Bill Bostock|date=6 December 2018|title=Michael Avenatti reportedly will turn over cars, watches, and a jet to pay nearly $2 million to his estranged wife as part of their divorce agreement|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/avenatti-loses-thousands-in-lisa-storie-divorce-ferrari-watches-report-2018-12|work=Business Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209074733/https://www.businessinsider.com/avenatti-loses-thousands-in-lisa-storie-divorce-ferrari-watches-report-2018-12|archive-date=December 9, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Jet itu kemudian disita oleh agen federal di Bandara Santa Barbara pada 10 April 2019, selama penyitaan aset berdasarkan dakwaan penipuan pajak, kawat, dan kebangkrutan yang diajukan di Pengadilan Distrik Pusat AS di California. <ref>{{Cite news|last=William La Jeunesse|last2=Paulina Dedaj|date=April 10, 2019|title=Feds seize $4.5 million Avenatti plane amid tax scandal|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-seize-4-5-million-avenatti-plane-amid-tax-scandal|work=[[Fox News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816061702/https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-seize-4-5-million-avenatti-plane-amid-tax-scandal|archive-date=August 16, 2021|access-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Kehidupan awal dan pendidikan ==
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=== Tuduhan Julie Swetnick ===
Pada September 2018, saat pencalonan [[Brett Kavanaugh]] ke [[Mahkamah Agung Amerika Serikat|Mahkamah Agung]] sedang dievaluasi di Senat, dua wanita menuduhnya melakukan perilaku seksual yang tidak pantas saat di sekolah menengah atau perguruan tinggi. Avenatti kemudian mengumumkan bahwa dia memiliki klien yang membuat tuduhan tambahan terhadap Kavanaugh baik sebagai saksi maupun korban dari perilakunya yang tidak pantas dan bahwa dia akan segera tampil ke depan umum. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Tatum|first=Sophie|date=September 25, 2018|title=Avenatti promises new Kavanaugh accuser to come forward in next 48 hours|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/politics/michael-avenatti-brett-kavanaugh-cnntv/index.html|work=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207055403/https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/24/politics/michael-avenatti-brett-kavanaugh-cnntv/index.html|archive-date=December 7, 2020|access-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada tanggal 25 September, wanita tersebut secara terbuka diidentifikasi oleh Avenatti sebagai Julie Swetnick, penduduk [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]] dan lulusan tahun 1980 dari [[SMA Gaithersburg|Sekolah Menengah Gaithersburg]] di Maryland. Swetnick mengklaim, dalam [[Deklarasi (hukum)|pernyataan]]deklarasi yang tidak disahkan, ditandatangani di bawah hukuman sumpah palsu, bahwa Kavanaugh, sebagai siswa sekolah menengah di awal 1980-an, minum berlebihan dan melakukan perilaku agresif secara fisik terhadap anak perempuan. Dia mengatakan dia hadir di pesta-pesta di mana gadis-gadis dibius dan diperkosa beramai-ramai dan dia berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan tersebut. Swetnick juga mengklaim dia diperkosa beramai-ramai di sebuah pesta di mana Kavanaugh hadir, meskipun dia secara pribadi tidak berpartisipasi dalam serangan itu. <ref>{{Cite news|title=Michael Avenatti on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1044960428730843136/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1044960428730843136&ref_url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/michael-avenatti-identifies-kavanaugh-accuser-as-julie-swetnick.html|work=Twitter|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107130638/https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1044960428730843136/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1044960428730843136&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2018%2F09%2F26%2Fmichael-avenatti-identifies-kavanaugh-accuser-as-julie-swetnick.html|archive-date=November 7, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="new">{{Cite news|last=Breuninger|first=Dan Mangan, Kevin|date=September 26, 2018|title=New Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick details parties where girls allegedly were drugged and raped|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/michael-avenatti-identifies-kavanaugh-accuser-as-julie-swetnick.html|work=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926145328/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/26/michael-avenatti-identifies-kavanaugh-accuser-as-julie-swetnick.html|archive-date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kavanaugh membalas, "Saya tidak tahu siapa ini dan ini tidak pernah terjadi." Pada tanggal 26 September, Demokrat di Komite Kehakiman mengirim surat kepada Ketua Grassley meminta "[i] n light of shocking newdakwah yang dirinci oleh Julie Swetnick" agar pemungutan suara segera dibatalkan dan bahwa Grassley harus mendukung pembukaan kembali penyelidikan FBI atau pencabutan nominasi Kavanaugh. <ref name="new" /> Dalam sebuah wawancara NBC, Swetnick memberikan nama empat orang yang dia duga adalah teman yang pergi ke pesta bersamanya - namun, satu sudah meninggal dan yang lain mengaku tidak mengenalnya. <ref>{{Cite news|date=September 26, 2018|title=Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick speaks out on sexual abuse allegations|url=https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/kavanaugh-accuser-julie-swetnick-speaks-out-on-sexual-abuse-allegations/ar-BBNPJks|agency=[[NBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004190048/https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/kavanaugh-accuser-julie-swetnick-speaks-out-on-sexual-abuse-allegations/ar-BBNPJks|archive-date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Avenatti mengumumkan bahwa dia memiliki pernyataan sumpah oleh wanita lain yang menguatkan tuduhan Swetnick. Selanjutnya, NBC News melaporkan bahwa pemberitahu yang tidak disebutkan namanya memberi tahu mereka pada tanggal 30 September (sebelum Michael Avenatti merilis pernyataan sumpahnya pada tanggal 3 Oktober dengan namanya disunting) bahwa dia tidak pernah mengira Kavanaugh yang melakukan pukulan dan bahwa dia tidak pernah menyaksikannya bertindak tidak pantas terhadap perempuan. . Dalam sebuah teks ke NBC News pada 4 Oktober, penuduh yang tidak disebutkan namanya itu menegaskan kembali, "Tidak benar bahwa saya melihat Brett melakukan pukulan. Saya tidak melihat siapa pun melakukan pukulan. . . Saya sangat jelas dengan Avenatti sejak hari pertama," menambahkan bahwa dia tidak akan pernah membiarkan siapa pun bersikap kasar terhadap pria atau wanita di hadapannya. Dia juga menyatakan bahwa dia hanya memberikan pernyataan sumpahnya sekilas. Tanggapan terhadap NBC News oleh Avenatti adalah bahwa dia membaca, menandatangani, dan berulang kali berdiri di belakang pernyataan tersumpah. Deklaran yang tidak disebutkan namanya itu menghubungi NBC News pada 5 Oktober dan menegaskan kembali penyangkalannya bahwa Kavanaugh pernah melihat pukulan tajam atau tindakan yang tidak pantas terhadap wanita, dan menuduh Avenatti memutarbalikkan kata-katanya. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Snow|first=Kate|last2=Schecter|first2=Anna|date=October 25, 2018|title=New questions raised about Avenatti claims regarding Kavanaugh|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/new-questions-raised-about-avenatti-claims-regarding-kavanaugh-n924596|work=[[NBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027004101/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/new-questions-raised-about-avenatti-claims-regarding-kavanaugh-n924596|archive-date=October 27, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Kavanaugh dikonfirmasi ke Mahkamah Agung dengan selisih 50–48, sebagian besar di sepanjang garis partai. [[Joe Manchin]] (WV) dari Demokrat memilih Kavanaugh, sementara [[Steve Daines]] (MT) dari Republik tidak hadir untuk memilih. [[Lisa Murkowski]] (AK) dari Partai Republik memilih hadir. Senator Demokrat menyalahkan Avenatti sebagai tuduhan Swetnick "memberi kesempatan kepada Partai Republik untuk mengalihkan narasi dari tuduhan Ford dan membuat kasus yang lebih luas bahwa tuduhan pelanggaran seksual yang meningkat sama dengan kampanye kotor Demokrat yang diatur". Senator [[Susan Collins]], suara ayunan dari Partai Republik, menyebut tuduhan Swetnick "aneh ... [tanpa] bukti pendukung yang kredibel", dan akhirnya mendukung pencalonan Kavanaugh. Senator [[Gary Peters]] mengatakan bahwa tuduhan Avenatti "mengubah [sic] menjadi suasana sirkus dan tentu saja itu bukan tempat yang seharusnya kita berada", sementara pembantu Senat lainnya mengatakan bahwa "Demokrat dan negara akan lebih baik jika Tuan Avenatti menghabiskan waktunya pada proyek kesombongan Iowa daripada ikut campur dalam perkelahian Mahkamah Agung". Avenatti membalas, mengkritik Demokrat anonim sebagai "pengecut", dengan alasan bahwa ini menunjukkan "kegagalan kepemimpinan" di Partai Demokrat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raju|first=Manu|date=October 8, 2018|title=Democrats say Avenatti undercut their case against Kavanaugh|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/06/politics/democrats-avenatti-swetnick-accusation/index.html|website=[[CNN]] Politics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023133137/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/06/politics/democrats-avenatti-swetnick-accusation/index.html|archive-date=October 23, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Ketua Kehakiman Senat [[Chuck Grassley]] merujuk Avenatti dan Swetnick ke [[Departemen Kehakiman Amerika Serikat|Departemen Kehakiman]] untuk kemungkinan penyelidikan kriminal atas tuduhan bahwa mereka membuat pernyataan palsu kepada Kongres tentang sekarang Hakim Agung Brett Kavanaugh. Avenatti menyebut rujukan itu "sama sekali tidak berdasar". <ref>{{Cite web|last=de Vogue|first=Ariane|date=October 25, 2018|title=Judiciary chairman refers Swetnick, Avenatti to Justice Department|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/julie-swetnick-justice-department-judiciary-committee/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108023514/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/politics/julie-swetnick-justice-department-judiciary-committee/index.html|archive-date=November 8, 2021|access-date=November 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=Carney|first=Jordain|date=October 25, 2018|title=Grassley refers Swetnick, Avenatti to Justice Dept. for investigation|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/413153-grassley-refers-swetnick-avenatti-to-justice-dept-for-investigation|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810094717/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/413153-grassley-refers-swetnick-avenatti-to-justice-dept-for-investigation|archive-date=August 10, 2021|access-date=November 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=Viebeck|first=Elise|date=October 25, 2018|title=Grassley refers Avenatti and Swetnick to Justice for a criminal probe|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grassley-refers-avenatti-and-swetnick-to-justice-for-a-criminal-probe/2018/10/25/75ef7a02-d879-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108204850/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grassley-refers-avenatti-and-swetnick-to-justice-for-a-criminal-probe/2018/10/25/75ef7a02-d879-11e8-9559-712cbf726d1c_story.html|archive-date=November 8, 2018|access-date=November 6, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Tuduhan R Kelly ===
Pada Februari 2019, Avenatti memberi Kantor Kejaksaan Negara Bagian Cook rekaman [[R. Kelly]] berhubungan seks dengan seorang gadis di bawah umur, yang dia terima dari seorang pelapor yang dia wakili. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Sidner|first=Sara|date=2019-02-14|title=CNN has seen tape Avenatti says shows R. Kelly having sex with underage girl|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/entertainment/r-kelly-investigation/index.html|website=CNN|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019174803/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/entertainment/r-kelly-investigation/index.html|archive-date=October 19, 2021|access-date=2022-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref> Video tersebut nantinya akan digunakan dalam persidangan pidana terhadap Kelly. <ref>{{Cite web|title='Are you having a good time?' Withering cross-examination for alleged R. Kelly fixer paid to recover sex tapes|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-r-kelly-chicago-federal-trial-day-8-20220824-nnxpdlhyjjdvnklucoucb4rvzm-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2022-09-17}}</ref> Pada Maret 2019, Avenatti mewakili enam orang berbeda yang terkait dengan Kelly termasuk dua tersangka korban, dua pelapor, dan dua orang tua korban. <ref name="Kirkl">{{Cite web|last=Kirkl|first=Justin|date=2019-03-06|title=Why Is Michael Avenatti Involved in the R. Kelly Case?|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a26586214/michael-avenatti-r-kelly-explained/|website=Esquire|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506014801/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a26586214/michael-avenatti-r-kelly-explained/|archive-date=May 6, 2021|access-date=2022-06-05|url-status=live}}</ref> Avenatti menuduh Kelly melanggar ketentuan pembebasan jaminannya, tetapi komentar Avenatti tidak menimbulkan masalah hukum bagi Kelly. Avenatti juga mengkritik wawancara Kelly dengan [[Raja Gayle|Gayle King]] dalam serangkaian tweet. <ref name="Kirkl" />
 
=== Potensi kampanye presiden 2020 ===
Avenatti menyatakan minatnya [[Pemilihan umum Presiden Amerika Serikat 2020|untuk mencalonkan diri sebagai Presiden Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2020]] ; ia memulai [[komite aksi politik]], <ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|date=August 10, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels's Lawyer, Eyes Another Gig: President|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/us/politics/michael-avenatti-president.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819160809/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/us/politics/michael-avenatti-president.html|archive-date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=Jennifer Epstein|last2=John McCormick|date=28 August 2018|title=Avenatti Says He's Serious About Running Against Trump in 2020|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-28/stormy-daniels-lawyer-says-he-s-serious-about-a-2020-campaign|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235633/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-28/stormy-daniels-lawyer-says-he-s-serious-about-a-2020-campaign|archive-date=November 11, 2020|access-date=April 11, 2019|quote=Last week alone, Michael Avenatti hobnobbed with Democratic National Committee leaders in Chicago, started a political action committee to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates, and met with David Axelrod, former President Barack Obama’s strategist.|url-status=live}}</ref> dan mengadakan penggalangan dana pertamanya di Partai Demokrat Wing Ding pada bulan Agustus. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Maggie Astor|date=August 11, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti Urges Democrats to Reject Michelle Obama's Advice on Trump|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/michael-avenatti-michelle-obama-trump.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|issue=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915211924/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/michael-avenatti-michelle-obama-trump.html|archive-date=September 15, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2019|quote=his keynote speech Friday night at the Democratic Wing Ding, a party fund-raiser in northern Iowa|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada September 2018, Avenatti mengatakan dia akan mencalonkan diri pada 2020 hanya melawan Trump atau Pence. <ref>{{Citation|last=CBC News: The National|title=Lawyer for Stormy Daniels considers running for president|date=September 10, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DpHHB6nAbw&t=9m53s|access-date=September 13, 2018|archivedate=November 7, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107020200/https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=youtube&uilel=3&passive=true&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fsignin%3Faction_handle_signin%3Dtrue%26app%3Ddesktop%26hl%3Den%26next%3D%252Fsignin_passive%26feature%3Dpassive&hl=en}}</ref> Pada 1 November 2018, Avenatti merilis iklan politik pertamanya yang mendesak orang Amerika untuk memilih pada 6 November 2018; <ref name="POL-20181101">{{Cite news|last=Koreck|first=Natasha|date=November 1, 2018|title=Avenatti launches his first political ad – The attorney wouldn't say how much he's spending on the digital spot that will run on Facebook and Twitter.|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/01/avenatti-political-ad-953758|work=[[Politico]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710081427/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/01/avenatti-political-ad-953758|archive-date=July 10, 2021|access-date=November 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' menempatkannya sebagai 15 pesaing teratas. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Aaron Blake|date=November 9, 2019|title=The top 15 Democratic presidential candidates for 2020, ranked|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/09/top-democratic-presidential-candidates-ranked/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113204307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/09/top-democratic-presidential-candidates-ranked/|archive-date=January 13, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2019|quote=Democrats are starting to warm to his brash, in-your-face style|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 4 Desember 2018, Avenatti mengumumkan bahwa dia tidak akan menjadi calon presiden Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2020. Dalam sebuah posting Twitter, dia mengumumkan, "Saya tidak membuat keputusan ini dengan enteng - saya membuatnya untuk menghormati keluarga saya." <ref name="notrun">{{Cite web|last=Dan Mangan|date=December 4, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti announces he will not run for president in 2020|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/04/michael-avenatti-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2020.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204214832/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/04/michael-avenatti-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2020.html|archive-date=December 4, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Penangkapan dan tuntutan ==
 
=== Keluhan kekerasan dalam rumah tangga ===
Pada November 2018, Avenatti ditangkap karena dicurigai melakukan kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Matthews|first=Dylan|date=November 14, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti has reportedly been arrested for domestic violence|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/11/14/18095836/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-arrest-stormy-daniels-2020-president|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121120756/https://www.vox.com/2018/11/14/18095836/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-arrest-stormy-daniels-2020-president|archive-date=November 21, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Departemen Kepolisian Los Angeles]] (LAPD) kemudian mengonfirmasi bahwa Avenatti ditangkap karena tindak pidana kekerasan dalam rumah tangga dan uang jaminannya ditetapkan sebesar $50.000. <ref>{{Cite web|title=LA Police Department|url=https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1062876803587432448|website=Official Twitter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708200852/https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1062876803587432448|archive-date=July 8, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|title=Michael Avenatti arrested on suspicion of domestic violence: LAPD|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-arrested-on-suspicion-of-domestic-violence-lapd|work=[[Fox News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911000101/https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-arrested-on-suspicion-of-domestic-violence-lapd|archive-date=September 11, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Seorang juru bicara LAPD mengatakan bahwa korban tak dikenal, pada saat itu, kemudian digambarkan sebagai pacarnya, <ref name="Lee_11/21/2018">{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Michelle Ye Hee|date=November 21, 2018|title=Los Angeles prosecutors decline to file felony domestic abuse charges against Michael Avenatti|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/los-angeles-prosecutors-decline-to-file-felony-domestic-abuse-charges-against-michael-avenatti/2018/11/21/c8ac3024-edd6-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122024257/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/los-angeles-prosecutors-decline-to-file-felony-domestic-abuse-charges-against-michael-avenatti/2018/11/21/c8ac3024-edd6-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html|archive-date=November 22, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> memiliki "luka yang terlihat" dan kasus tersebut akan dirujuk ke [[Jaksa Distrik County Los Angeles|Kejaksaan Distrik Los Angeles County]] untuk penuntutan. <ref name="Croucher">{{Cite magazine|last=Croucher|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=November 16, 2018|archivedate=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904013110/https://www.newsweek.com/michael-avenatti-denies-domestic-abuse-allegation-i-did-not-strike-my-ex-wife-1216461|url-status=live}}</ref> Beberapa menit setelah laporan penangkapan Avenatti, akun Twitter Surefire Intelligence, sebuah perusahaan yang didirikan oleh [[Teori konspirasi|ahli teori konspirasi]] [[Politik kanan jauh|sayap kanan]] [[Jacob Wohl]], <ref>{{Cite news|last=Viebeck|first=Elise|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Eli|last3=Paul|first3=Deanna|date=November 15, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, calls allegations 'completely bogus'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/15/michael-avenatti-arrested-suspicion-domestic-violence/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217083813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/15/michael-avenatti-arrested-suspicion-domestic-violence/|archive-date=December 17, 2018|access-date=February 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="snopes_2018-11-16">{{Cite web|last=Palma|first=Bethania|date=November 16, 2018|title=Michael Avenatti Was Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges, And Then Things Got Weird|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/11/16/michael-avenatti-was-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges-and-then-things-got-weird/|website=[[Snopes]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212107/https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/11/16/michael-avenatti-was-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges-and-then-things-got-weird/|archive-date=November 6, 2021|access-date=February 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> tampaknya mengaku bertanggung jawab atas penangkapan tersebut, men-tweet sebuah berita tentang hal itu dan menambahkan " Intelijen yang pasti menyerang lagi." <ref>{{Cite web|last=Naham|first=Matt|date=November 15, 2018|title=If Surefire Intelligence Really Was Behind False Avenatti Police Report, Jacob Wohl Could Be in Deep Trouble|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/if-surefire-intelligence-really-was-behind-false-avenatti-police-report-jacob-wohl-could-be-in-deep-trouble/|website=[[Dan Abrams#Law&Crime|Law & Crime]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116010027/https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/if-surefire-intelligence-really-was-behind-false-avenatti-police-report-jacob-wohl-could-be-in-deep-trouble/|archive-date=November 16, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Belakangan di bulan November, nama aktris Mareli Miniutti dirilis sebagai wanita yang diduga melakukan kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=Actress Granted Domestic Violence Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti|url=https://theblast.com/c/michael-avenatti-actress-files-domestic-violence-restraining-order/|website=The Blast|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125181229/https://theblast.com/c/michael-avenatti-actress-files-domestic-violence-restraining-order/|archive-date=November 25, 2021|access-date=2022-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Pengajuan tersebut menyatakan bahwa Miniutti dan Avenatti telah tinggal bersama, dan menuduh bahwa mereka telah bertengkar tentang uang sebelum Avenatti memukul wajahnya dengan bantal dan menyeretnya ke lantai apartemen mereka. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Avenatti won't be charged for alleged domestic violence at this time|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-avenatti-charged-alleged-domestic-violence-time/story?id=60791661|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130102616/https://abcnews.go.com/US/michael-avenatti-charged-alleged-domestic-violence-time/story?id=60791661|archive-date=January 30, 2022|access-date=2022-04-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Avenatti menyebut tuduhan itu "benar-benar palsu" dan "dibuat-buat dan dimaksudkan untuk merusak reputasi saya." <ref>{{Cite web|date=November 15, 2018|title=Avenatti Denies 'Fabricated' Allegations of Domestic Violence: I've Never Been 'Physically Abusive in My Life'|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/michael-avenatti-denies-alleged-domestic-violence-ive-never-been-physically-abusive-in-my-life/|website=www.mediaite.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115071247/https://www.mediaite.com/online/michael-avenatti-denies-alleged-domestic-violence-ive-never-been-physically-abusive-in-my-life/|archive-date=November 15, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kedua mantan istrinya mengeluarkan pernyataan bahwa Avenatti tidak pernah melakukan kekerasan terhadap salah satu dari mereka. <ref name="Croucher2">{{Cite magazine|last=Croucher|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=November 16, 2018|archivedate=September 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904013110/https://www.newsweek.com/michael-avenatti-denies-domestic-abuse-allegation-i-did-not-strike-my-ex-wife-1216461|url-status=live}}</ref> Jaksa distrik menolak untuk mengajukan tuntutan, dan merujuk kasus tersebut ke jaksa kota untuk kemungkinan tuduhan pelanggaran ringan. <ref name="Lee_11/21/20182">{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Michelle Ye Hee|date=November 21, 2018|title=Los Angeles prosecutors decline to file felony domestic abuse charges against Michael Avenatti|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/los-angeles-prosecutors-decline-to-file-felony-domestic-abuse-charges-against-michael-avenatti/2018/11/21/c8ac3024-edd6-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122024257/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/los-angeles-prosecutors-decline-to-file-felony-domestic-abuse-charges-against-michael-avenatti/2018/11/21/c8ac3024-edd6-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html|archive-date=November 22, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 1 Februari 2019, kantor kejaksaan kota mengumumkan bahwa penyelidikan mereka telah selesai, dan Avenatti tidak akan dituntut. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Stack|first=Liam|date=February 1, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti Will Not Be Charged With Domestic Violence, Officials Say|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York, NY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209142646/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/us/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence.html|archive-date=December 9, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Keyakinan dan hukuman pemerasan ===
Tawaran [[Penyelesaian (litigasi)|penyelesaian]] Avenatti dalam gugatannya terhadap Nike menjadi sangat agresif sehingga jaksa kasusnya berpendapat bahwa dia melakukan pemerasan. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Extortion vs. Settlement Negotiations {{!}} Blogs {{!}} Labor & Employment Law Perspectives {{!}} Foley & Lardner LLP|url=https://www.foley.com/en/insights/publications/2019/04/extortion-vs-settlement-negotiations|website=www.foley.com|language=en|access-date=2022-12-19}}</ref> Nike telah setuju untuk membayar [[ganti rugi]] kepada pelatih untuk menyelesaikan sebuah kasus; Namun, Avenatti merahasiakan hal tersebut dari sang pelatih karena tawaran Nike tidak termasuk [[biaya pengacara]] . <ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-11-14|title=Michael Avenatti faces new fraud charge in Nike extortion case|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti-idUSKBN1XO047|work=Reuters|language=en|access-date=2022-12-19}}</ref>
 
Pada 25 Maret 2019, Avenatti ditangkap di New York City, dan jaksa federal di [[Pengadilan Negeri Federal Amerika Serikat untuk Daerah Selatan New York|Distrik Selatan New York]] mengumumkan bahwa mereka mendakwa Avenatti dengan upaya [[Pungutan liar|memeras]] hingga $25 juta dari perusahaan pakaian atletik dan sepatu AS [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] dengan mengancam akan membuat tuduhan yang merugikan perusahaan. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Sheth|first=Sonam|title=Michael Avenatti charged for attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-avenatti-charged-nike-extortion-2019-3|website=Business Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208045718/https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-avenatti-charged-nike-extortion-2019-3|archive-date=December 8, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Sang|first=Lucia Suarez|last2=Chamberlain|first2=Samuel|date=March 25, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti accused of trying to extort Nike for up to $25M, feds say|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-accused-of-trying-to-extort-nike-for-up-to-25m-feds-say|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912195625/https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-accused-of-trying-to-extort-nike-for-up-to-25m-feds-say|archive-date=September 12, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Avenatti diduga mengklaim bahwa Nike melakukan pembayaran yang tidak semestinya kepada keluarga pemain bola basket sekolah menengah. <ref>{{Cite news|last=Butler-Young|first=Sheena|date=March 25, 2019|title=5 of the Most Explosive Details From the Michael Avenatti-Nike Extortion Case|url=https://footwearnews.com/2019/business/legal-news/michael-avenatti-nike-extortion-scandal-details-allegations-1202764390/|work=Footwear News|publisher=Fairchild Publications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226154540/https://footwearnews.com/2019/business/legal-news/michael-avenatti-nike-extortion-scandal-details-allegations-1202764390/|archive-date=February 26, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Penangkapan itu terjadi sekitar 15 menit setelah Avenatti mengumumkan dia akan mengadakan konferensi pers keesokan harinya, di mana dia mengklaim akan mengungkapkan informasi tentang skandal bola basket sekolah menengah dan perguruan tinggi yang melibatkan Nike. <ref name="Mangan2">{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|last2=Breuninger|first2=Kevin|date=March 25, 2019|title=Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020172153/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Pada sore hari tanggal 25 Maret, Avenatti dan seorang rekan konspirator yang tidak disebutkan namanya dijadwalkan untuk bertemu dengan pengacara dari Nike, di mana jaksa menuduh dia akan menawarkan untuk membatalkan konferensi pers dengan imbalan pembayaran. <ref name="Mangan3">{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|last2=Breuninger|first2=Kevin|date=March 25, 2019|title=Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020172153/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Tersangka rekan konspirator Avenatti diidentifikasi sebagai [[Tandai Geragos|Mark Geragos]] . <ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Sang|first=Lucia Suarez|last2=Chamberlain|first2=Samuel|date=March 25, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti accused of trying to extort Nike for up to $25M, feds say|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-accused-of-trying-to-extort-nike-for-up-to-25m-feds-say|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912195625/https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-avenatti-accused-of-trying-to-extort-nike-for-up-to-25m-feds-say|archive-date=September 12, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Avenatti dibebaskan dengan jaminan $300.000 malam itu. <ref>{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2019|title=Lawyer Michael Avenatti charged: Live updates|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/michael-avenatti-charged/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003175304/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/michael-avenatti-charged/index.html|archive-date=October 3, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Pada 14 Februari 2020, Avenatti dinyatakan bersalah atas ketiga dakwaan terkait upaya pemerasan terhadap Nike. <ref>{{Cite web|date=January 12, 2021|title=Judge sets May sentencing for Michael Avenatti in Nike case|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/judge-sets-may-sentencing-for-michael-avenatti-in-nike-case/ar-BB1cFbBT|location=New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112123902/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/judge-sets-may-sentencing-for-michael-avenatti-in-nike-case/ar-BB1cFbBT|archive-date=January 12, 2021|access-date=January 12, 2021|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Dia menghadapi potensi lebih dari 40 tahun penjara. <ref name="CNBC2">{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|date=14 February 2020|title=Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-trial.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215135711/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-trial.html|archive-date=February 15, 2022|access-date=14 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=":32">{{Cite news|last=Stempel|first=Jonathan|date=2020-02-14|title=Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti is found guilty in Nike extortion case|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti-idUSKBN2082EB|work=[[Reuters]]|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200215033018/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti-idUSKBN2082EB|archive-date=2020-02-15|access-date=2020-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 8 Juli 2021, Hakim [[Paul G. Gardephe]] menjatuhkan hukuman 30 bulan penjara. <ref name="WSJSentence2">{{Cite web|last=O'Brien|first=Rebecca Davis|last2=Ramey|first2=Corinne|date=July 8, 2021|title=Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-avenatti-faces-sentencing-for-trying-to-extort-millions-from-nike-11625743801|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212120741/https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-avenatti-faces-sentencing-for-trying-to-extort-millions-from-nike-11625743801|archive-date=February 12, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Biaya penipuan dan penggelapan ===
Pada 25 Maret 2019, [[Pengacara AS untuk Distrik Tengah California]], [[Nicola T. Hanna]], mengumumkan di Los Angeles pengajuan pengaduan setebal 197 halaman yang menuduh Avenatti melakukan [[Penipuan kawat|penipuan kawat dan penipuan]] [[Penipuan bank|bank]] . <ref name="Mangan5">{{Cite web|last=Mangan|first=Dan|last2=Breuninger|first2=Kevin|date=March 25, 2019|title=Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|website=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020172153/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html|archive-date=October 20, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Surat dakwaan tersebut mengatakan bahwa Avenatti telah [[Penggelapan|menggelapkan]] uang dari seorang klien dan telah menipu bank Mississippi dengan mengirimkan pengembalian pajak palsu untuk mendapatkan pinjaman lebih dari $4 juta. Jaksa juga menuduh bahwa Avenatti tidak mengajukan pengembalian pajak pribadi untuk tahun-tahun tersebut. <ref>{{Cite news|date=March 25, 2019|title=Lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested, faces wire fraud and bank fraud charges|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
 
Pada 10 April 2019, Avenatti didakwa oleh dewan juri federal di [[Santa Ana, California]] dengan penggelapan dana yang telah ditransfer oleh kliennya, pemain NBA [[Hassan Whiteside]], pada Januari 2017 untuk membayar penyelesaian kepada mantan pacarnya. Avenatti dituduh menahan dana klien dan menerapkan sebagian besar uang penyelesaian sebesar $1,75 juta, bersama dengan biaya $1 juta yang termasuk, untuk menginvestasikan $2,5 juta dalam bagian jet pribadi. Dia selanjutnya dituduh salah mengartikan pembayaran pelunasan Whiteside sebagai cicilan bulanan, yang dia bayarkan hingga Juni 2018, dengan total $194.000. Agen federal kemudian menyita jet bermesin ganda Honda HA-420 dari Bandara Santa Barbara yang dimiliki bersama oleh Avenatti dan mantan klien, salah satu pendiri Indigo Systems William J. Parrish, karena yang terakhir akan memulai penerbangan. Parrish berhasil menggugat Avenatti pada tahun 2017 sebesar $2,1 juta karena gagal membayar pinjaman tahun 2013. Avenatti tidak muncul di pengadilan untuk membela diri dan mengajukan banding atas keputusan tersebut. Avenatti membantah tuduhan itu. <ref>{{Cite news|title=Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriend|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-hassan-whiteside-embezzlement-20190421-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827101349/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-hassan-whiteside-embezzlement-20190421-story.html|archive-date=August 27, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=Bieler|first=Des|date=April 22, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti's alleged embezzlement included payment from Heat's Hassan Whiteside|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/22/michael-avenattis-alleged-embezzlement-included-millions-heats-hassan-whiteside/|work=[[Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925075855/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/22/michael-avenattis-alleged-embezzlement-included-millions-heats-hassan-whiteside/|archive-date=September 25, 2020|access-date=April 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Pada 11 April 2019, 36 dakwaan kejahatan keuangan tambahan diumumkan oleh Kejaksaan AS untuk Distrik Tengah California. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Orden|first=Erica|date=April 11, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti indicted on 36 counts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/politics/michael-avenatti-indicted-los-angeles/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709233325/https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/politics/michael-avenatti-indicted-los-angeles/index.html|archive-date=July 9, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|last=Allen|first=Jonathan|date=April 11, 2019|title=Avenatti, lawyer known as Trump foe, indicted for financial crimes|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/lawyer-avenatti-charged-in-california-with-u-s-fraud-tax-crimes-idUSKCN1RN23B|work=[[Reuters]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235914/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/lawyer-avenatti-charged-in-california-with-u-s-fraud-tax-crimes-idUSKCN1RN23B|archive-date=November 7, 2020|access-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Avenatti dituduh mencuri uang dari klien untuk membeli jet pribadi senilai $5 juta yang dia miliki bersama, serta penipuan terkait dokumen pajak dan informasi perbankan. <ref name="Bever11April">{{Cite news|last=Bever|first=Lindsey|last2=Barrett|first2=Devlin|last3=Berman|first3=Mark|date=April 11, 2019|title=Michael Avenatti charged with stealing millions from clients, using 'ill-gotten gains' for a private jet|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/11/michael-avenatti-hit-with-federal-charges-including-tax-fraud-embezzlement-report-says/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201225731/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/11/michael-avenatti-hit-with-federal-charges-including-tax-fraud-embezzlement-report-says/|archive-date=December 1, 2020|access-date=April 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Menurut Pengacara AS Hanna, "[m] uang yang dihasilkan dari satu rangkaian kejahatan digunakan untuk melanjutkan kejahatan lain, biasanya dalam bentuk pembayaran yang dirancang untuk mengikat para korban." Tujuan dari kejahatannya adalah "untuk mencegah rumah kartu keuangan Tuan Avenatti runtuh." <ref name="Bever11April" /> Bersumpah untuk "sepenuhnya melawan" dakwaan tambahan dan memohon kepada publik untuk menganggap dirinya tidak bersalah, Avenatti menyatakan di Twitter bahwa "[selama] 20 tahun, saya telah mewakili Davids vs. Goliat dan mengandalkan proses hukum dan sistem keadilan kita. Sepanjang jalan, saya telah membuat banyak musuh yang kuat." <ref name="Bever11April" />
 
Pada tanggal 5 Desember 2022, Avenatti dijatuhi hukuman 14 tahun penjara oleh [[James V. Selna]] di pengadilan California karena penipuan kawat serta penghalang terhadap IRS dalam upaya mereka untuk mengumpulkan $5 juta dalam bentuk pajak gaji yang belum dibayar untuk Tully's Coffee. <ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Cole|first=Devan|date=December 5, 2022|title=Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/politics/michael-avenatti-prison-sentence-client-embezzlement/index.html|quote=Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients and obstruction. Avenatti pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of wire fraud for each client he stole from and one count of endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue Code. Prosecutors said he obstructed the IRS’ effort to collect $5 million in unpaid payroll taxes for Tully’s Coffee.}}</ref>
 
 
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