Criminal
May 8, 2025
Avenatti's counsel touts 'character growth,' DOJ seeks 13 more years
Prosecutors demand 13 more years for Avenatti's fraud, citing harm to victims. His attorney claims rehabilitation, seeking 39 months at May 27 resentencing.
Government prosecutors in Orange County argued Wednesday that the seriousness of disbarred lawyer Michael J. Avenatti's wire and tax fraud still warrants a significant prison sentence that should not be greatly reduced from the 14 years he was originally ordered to serve.
Avenatti, represented by Federal Public Defender Margaret A. Farrand, asked for a significantly shorter sentence of no more than 39 months. In a sentencing memo filed on Tuesday, Farrand claimed her client...
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