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Michael Avenatti Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison In California Fraud Case

Photo Caption: Avenatti was accused of negotiating and collecting settlement payments on behalf of his clients and funneling the money to accounts he controlled
<p>&nbsp;Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday in Southern California and ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution after admitting he cheated four of his clients out of millions of dollars.</p> <p>The sentence should run consecutively to the five years in prison he is currently serving for separate convictions in New York, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna said during a hearing in Santa Ana, California.</p> <p>It is the last of three major federal criminal cases to wrap up against the 51-year-old Californian.</p> <p>Avenatti pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge despite not reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors, saying he wanted to be accountable and spare his family further embarrassment.</p>
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