CNN Guest Hall-of-Famer Michael Avenatti Gets Four Years in Prison for Defrauding His Client Stormy Daniels

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If you're thinking, "Wasn't he just sentenced?," jinks, buy me a Coke.

Yes he was. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for extorting Nike.

This is a separate sentence. Alas, he'll serve the sentences concurrently, because he's a Democrat. (That is, he'll serve his 2 1/2 years at the same time he's serving his four years -- in other words, the 2 1/2 years is a freebie. The January 6 defendants aren't getting this deal.)

Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for cheating his former client, adult film star Stormy Daniels, out of $300,000.

Avenatti was convicted of aggravated identity fraud and wire fraud in New York federal court earlier this year. He faced up to two years in prison for the former, and 20 for the latter.

Of the four years, 30 months will be served concurrently with the 2 1/2-year sentence he was previously given in a separate case for trying to extort Nike out of $25 million.

He sent a letter of apology to Daniels ahead of the sentencing -- an impending sentencing date can focus the conscience -- but the judge said it was "too little, too late."

Avenatti spoke for 12 minutes at the sentencing, acknowledging the "series of mistakes" and "poor judgment" he exercised.

"Mistakes" like fraud ("Whoops!") and embezzlement ("Whoopsie!").

And regarding Nike: Oooooh, extorting a multibillion dollar corporation is tight!

"I will forever be branded 'disgraced lawyer' and worse," he said.

I hope he's branded The Belle of Cell Block B.

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posted by Ace at 01:55 PM

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