Avenatti, who has a reputation for exploiting women,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/13/tucker_carlson_vs_michael_avenatti_why_are_you_exploiting_stormy_daniels_shes_stripping_you_wear_1000_suits.html]</ref> was arrested for [[felony]] [[domestic violence]] in November 2018.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref><ref>Atkinson, Khorri (April 30, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/timeline-michael-avenatti-9bc0adb4-b8ae-460a-9219-a15bf8659a69.html Timeline: The rise and fall of Michael Avenatti]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 30, 2019.</ref> He was found guilty on all counts on February 14, 2020 in the trial stemming from his extortion attempt against Nike<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/14/michael-avenatti-guilty-nike-trial/ Michael Avenatti Found Guilty On All Counts In Nike Extortion Trial] at the Daily Caller</ref> and faced additional criminal trials: One in New York on charges of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from former client [[Stormy Daniels]], and another in California on a charge of embezzlement of another client. Avenatti faced up to 97 years in prison on all charges from the Nike [[extortion]] case and the California embezzlement trial<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-indicted/ Avenatti Facing A Lot Of Years Behind Bars] at the Daily Caller</ref> and requested his [[white privilege]] be factored into sentencing.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/10/avenatti-epic-fall-public-shaming-sentence/</ref> Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-sentenced-two-and-a-half-years-prison</ref> | Avenatti, who has a reputation for exploiting women,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/13/tucker_carlson_vs_michael_avenatti_why_are_you_exploiting_stormy_daniels_shes_stripping_you_wear_1000_suits.html]</ref> was arrested for [[felony]] [[domestic violence]] in November 2018.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref><ref>Atkinson, Khorri (April 30, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/timeline-michael-avenatti-9bc0adb4-b8ae-460a-9219-a15bf8659a69.html Timeline: The rise and fall of Michael Avenatti]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 30, 2019.</ref> He was found guilty on all counts on February 14, 2020 in the trial stemming from his extortion attempt against Nike<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/14/michael-avenatti-guilty-nike-trial/ Michael Avenatti Found Guilty On All Counts In Nike Extortion Trial] at the Daily Caller</ref> and faced additional criminal trials: One in New York on charges of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from former client [[Stormy Daniels]], and another in California on a charge of embezzlement of another client. Avenatti faced up to 97 years in prison on all charges from the Nike [[extortion]] case and the California embezzlement trial<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-indicted/ Avenatti Facing A Lot Of Years Behind Bars] at the Daily Caller</ref> and requested his [[white privilege]] be factored into sentencing.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/10/avenatti-epic-fall-public-shaming-sentence/</ref> Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-sentenced-two-and-a-half-years-prison</ref> |