Michael Avenatti
The disgraced attorney was also ordered to pay more $7 million in restitution to his victims in a ruling that comes nearly six months after he pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
A Manhattan federal jury found the disgraced lawyer guilty of stealing almost $300,000 from the porn star.
“When you deliberate… I ask that you send it back and find me not guilty because, ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly what I am,” the fallen lawyer said in his closing arguments.
The lawyer’s cross-examination of the porn star who has accused him of embezzlement focused on her fixation with poltergeists and the paranormal.
A furious Stormy Daniels testified that her former lawyer secretly spent her book money on Ferrari payments.
The California litigator is facing charges that he stole money from the porn actress.
During opening arguments at his fraud trial, prosecutors painted Avenatti as a down-on-his-luck lawyer in need of some quick cash. His defense team argued Stormy actually owed him.