New complaint accuses Avenatti of stealing client's settlement

The case comes as Avenatti is seeking disqualification of opposing counsel in a judgment debtor exam related to his firm’s bankruptcy.

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LOS ANGELES -- A new case against Michael Avenatti accuses him of stealing settlement money intended for a client, with a prominent Los Angeles law firm alleging he operated Eagan Avenatti LLP "in a Ponzi scheme like manner" while falsifying client documents to perpetuate his fraud.

The statement of claims recently filed with JAMS by Steven E. Bledsoe of Larson O'Brien LLP comes as Avenatti is trying to disqualify counsel for his fo...

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Jan. 25, 2019

New complaint accuses Avenatti of stealing client's settlement

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