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Former Newport Beach attorney Michael Avenatti re-sentenced to nearly 8 more years in prison for fleecing clients
- Former attorney Michael Avenatti was resentenced on Thursday in a Santa Ana courthouse, receiving 11 years and 3 months for financial fraud committed in 2022.
- In 2024, the appellate court overturned his initial 14-year sentence due to errors in calculating victim losses and wrongly applying obstruction of justice enhancements.
- Avenatti had pleaded guilty without a plea deal, admitting to wire fraud and tax obstruction involving millions stolen from California clients, including nearly $300,000 from Stormy Daniels and attempts to extort Nike.
- Prosecutors argued losses totaled $8.123 million while Avenatti claimed the true loss ranged from $1.5 to $3.5 million, and victims submitted impact statements detailing severe financial and emotional harm.
- Michael Avenatti’s prison term has been shortened, yet he remains responsible for repaying $5.9 million in restitution and facing the full legal consequences of his offenses, underscoring the lasting impact of his actions despite his expressed regret.
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Michael Avenatti re-sentenced in OC to slightly shorter stint in federal prison
Michael Avenatti, the convicted former high-profile civil attorney who gained fame for his fiery cable-news denunciations of President Donald Trump, was re-sentenced on Thursday, June 12, to 11 years and three months in prison — a slightly shorter sentenced than the 14 years he was previously ordered to spend behind bars for stealing millions from his former clients. Avenatti, during a hearing at the federal courthouse in downtown Santa Ana, was…
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti lands reduced prison term after resentencing hearing
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti has had his prison sentence for financial fraud reduced from an initial 14 years to just under eight following a resentencing hearing on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Former Newport Beach attorney Michael Avenatti re-sentenced to nearly 8 more years in prison for fleecing clients
Avenatti, already in a federal prison for being found guilty in December 2022 of stealing millions of dollars from his clients, was re-sentenced Thursday before a federal judge in Santa Ana after an appellate court ruling that overturned the length of his sentence.
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