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8 Jul, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 30 months -- substantially below the 8 years recommended by the prosecutors.jonathanturley.org/2020/02/14/ave…
...It is a sad day for those of us who know Michael. I have spoken with him since his conviction and, as he did in court, he has expressed how he lost control of his life and his career...
...I still think of that student who came to me while working his way through law school. He was one of the most talented students that I have worked with as a professor...
...This remains a tragedy of epic proportions. He flew too close to the sun and the resulting fall has been devastating for him and his family.
He has already done around 3 months of incarceration. He still is scheduled to stand trial in California on fraud charges.

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Here is the indictment. Grand larceny in the second degree can lead to a maximum sentence of 15 years. However, it would be unlikely to come near such a sentence for such perk abuses...s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2098…
...Such tax issues ordinarily result in sentences closer to a year, particularly for a first offender and an elderly individual. The indictment reads more like a thrill kill than a serious component to a major investigation.
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