FOX: The State Bar of California is investigating porn star Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti, Fox News has confirmed, after a complaint was filed regarding allegedly unpaid taxes.
Fox News on Wednesday obtained an April 18-dated letter verifying the existence of the investigation—unrelated to his representation of Daniels.
“The complaint against attorney Michael J. Avenatti has been reviewed and forwarded to the Enforcement Unit for further investigation and prosecution, if warranted,” said the letter from the state bar, written by Supervising Attorney Anand Kumar and reviewed by Fox News.
The letter also provided the names of the investigators reviewing the complaint.
The State Bar of California declined to comment on the letter, when reached by Fox News.
The complaint itself was filed in late March by attorney David Nold of Bellevue, Wash., regarding Avenatti’s role in purchasing Tully’s Coffee several years ago through an entity called Global Baristas.
The complaint, first reported by The Seattle Times, said Avenatti and Global Baristas faced a lien for unpaid federal taxes worth roughly $5 million, claiming taxes were withheld from workers’ paychecks but not paid to the government. The complaint from Nold, as posted by The Seattle Times, called into question Avenatti’s “fitness to practice law.”
California is willing to overlook a lot of shit if you’re a Liberal, unless you owe them money. So, if he ran afoul of an uppity CA person or pissed off one of his friends, avenatti is in for some trouble 😀
It appears in he has a distinct lack of ethics, which places him on an equal footing with this client. Who has a total lack of morals.
Remember, Stormy is getting sued by a former employee for allegedly ignoring sexual a harassment incident and berating the accuser.
Does the IRS still pay a big percentage reward for turning in Tax Cheats?
Asking for a friend.
This slippery slimy character seems to have left a long trail in his wake…stay woke.
Kinda makes my skin crawl just thinking about him. Like John Kerry.
What will this shyster bastard do if he loses his Law License? I know! He will become a full time pimp and whore master. Wait a damn minute! That’s actually an improvement over his present career as a full time pimp and master of just one whore.
Investigate his criminal connections
including prostitution which he and his client are
admittedly involved in.
Investigate his probable ties to organized crime.
Investigate his attempts at bribe solicitation and receipt.
Investigate his attempts at extortion
The fact that Mueller’s investigators have joined in this is immaterial
It’s still a crime even if the gov’t is assisting you.