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mo4ch:>‘Porn lawyer’ Avenatti indicted for financial fraud, swindling his clients to fund lavish lifestyle | Mo4ch News

He represented Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump a year ago, but Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti is now facing a 36-count indictment that could net him 335 years on charges of perjury, fraud and embezzlement.A federal grand jury leveled charges against Avenatti on Thursday, potentially adding centuries to the decades he is already facing for allegedly attempting to blackmail Nike into giving him a $20 million handout.The new charges stem from a variety of financial crimes reportedly committed by a man who, not long ago, was hinting at a presidential bid on the Democratic ticket. The charges include tax evasion – both personal or professional – and pocketing the court-appointed settlement money of at least five of his clients, spending the cash on a lavish lifestyle while telling the victims that the money hadn’t come in yet.In one of the most egregious cases, Avenatti is alleged to have stolen around $4 million from a paraplegic client who is mentally ill and on d…