Michael Avenatti Offers to Plead Guilty in Remaining Criminal Case

Michael Avenatti Offers to Plead Guilty in Remaining Criminal Case
Lawyer Michael Avenatti walks out of federal court in New York on March 25, 2019. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Michael Avenatti, the twice-convicted lawyer who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former President Donald Trump, on Sunday offered to plead guilty to “multiple” criminal charges he still faces in California.

Avenatti, 51, already faces five years in prison after being convicted in February of fraud and identity theft for diverting nearly $300,000 in book proceeds meant for Daniels, and convicted in February 2020 of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike Inc.