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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Libor Jany

Twice-convicted attorney Michael Avenatti offers guilty plea to California charges

LOS ANGELES — Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to national prominence representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former President Donald Trump, has offered to plead guilty to "multiple" criminal charges against him in California.

It's not clear whether prosecutors, and ultimately a judge, will accept his offered plea.

Avenatti faces 36 criminal charges in California alleging that he stole millions of dollars from clients, cheated on his taxes and then lied to investigators. In a notice filed Sunday in U.S. Central District Court, he said he has tried for the past year to hammer out a plea agreement with prosecutors, to no avail.

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