Adult film actress Stormy Daniels stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti outside federal court in New York last year. Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money for personal and business expenses. Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP
Prosecutors alleged that Avenatti forged Clifford's name on a letter to her literary agent, instructing two payments of nearly $150,000 to be sent to a bank account under Avenatti's control.
May 22, 2019 at 05:42 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday announced they have charged Michael Avenatti with fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client and adult film star, Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name Stormy Daniels.
In an unsealed federal indictment, prosecutors said that Avenatti had stolen a “significant portion” of an advance Clifford was being paid on a book deal.
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