Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, obstruction charges

06/16/2022

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2022.06.16 22:07

Michael Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, obstruction charges
FILE PHOTO: Former attorney Michael Avenatti speaks to the press after the guilty verdict in his criminal trial, at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti, the twice-convicted lawyer known for taking on former U.S. President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Thursday to five additional criminal charges.

U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California accepted Avenatti’s plea to four counts of wire fraud and one count of obstructing the Internal Revenue Service.

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