Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Aug. 25, 2021
Newly found data prompts mistrial in Avenatti fraud case
U.S. prosecutors failed to turn over data from accounting software Avenatti’s law firm used, the judge found.
Michael Avenatti speaks outside a courthouse in Manhattan, April 13, 2018. (New York Times News Service)
SANTA ANA -- A federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in Michael J. Avenatti's wire fraud case, finding that prosecutors failed to turn over data from accounting software his law firm used.
"I find that prejudice occurred here in a number of ways. I think the defendant was denied an opportunity to craft his overall theory of the case and presentation, including opening statements, by not having this additional material," U.S. District J...
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