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Tax,
Bankruptcy

Jul. 6, 2018

DOJ asks judge to hold Avenatti in contempt for back taxes

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to hold Michael Avenatti in contempt for failing to make a payment for back taxes as a debtor for his former law firm.

DOJ asks judge to hold Avenatti in contempt for back taxes
Michael Avenatti speaks with reporters in April after leaving a New York federal court.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to hold Michael Avenatti in contempt for failing to make a payment for back taxes as a debtor for his former law firm.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Najah Shariff wrote Tuesday that an initial payment of about $1.28 million was to be made to the Internal Revenue Service as part of a stipulation to dismiss the now-defunct Eagan Avenatti LLP's Chapter 11 case in March. While court documents i...

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