Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Jul. 22, 2021
Avenatti delivers full-throated defense in client fraud trial
Keenly aware that he was giving the most important — and perhaps final — performance of his legal career, Michael J. Avenatti urged a jury on Wednesday to acquit him of charges that he stole nearly $10 million in settlement funds that the government alleges were never paid to his former clients.
"No crime was committed by me, and I never intended to steal or defraud any client of any money at all. Not last week, not last month, not last year. Never. I have pled not guilty for one reason, because I am not guilty."
Keenly aware that he was giving the most important -- and perhaps final -- performance of his legal career, Michael J. Avenatti urged a jury on Wednesday to acquit him of charges that he stole nearly $10 million in...
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