Stormy Daniels' Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Scores Victory In Wire Fraud Case, Disgraced Attorney Buys Time After Judge Declares Mistrial
Aug. 24 2021, Published 6:18 p.m. ET
Michael Avenatti scored a major victory in his wire fraud trial with a judge essentially giving him a redo.
Stormy Daniels' former attorney — who is already serving 2.5 years in prison for a separate case — was handed a mistrial on Tuesday after the judge ruled that the Justice Department didn't turn over all the necessary financial records it needed to.
Judge James Selna shut down the proceedings and set a new trial date for October.
Avenatti — who is representing himself in the case — argued the files that weren't turned over might have the power to contradict some of the witnesses’ testimony.
Avenatti has been accused of stealing millions of dollars from his clients' settlements and funneling the money back into his own endeavors.
According to the prosecutors, they believed everything had been turned in and fought that Avenatti has access to the same system as they did.
The judge insisted the Justice Department's mistake was n