Discussion: Avenatti Charged With Stealing Millions From Clients, Fraud, Cheating On Taxes

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Amazing how fast some people can get indicted while others takes years and years…

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Avenatti is going away for a long long while. And given that he is responsible almost single-handedly for putting Barf Kav on the Supreme Court, and via that rallying Republicans to retain the senate, All I can say is that it could not happen to a nicer sleaze bag. He is a bastard, and sorry for those whose bastard he was, he was never mine…

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It’s brilliant though that Republicans can’t gloat about deception, fraud and tax evasion because they’re fine with those crimes.

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Lol lol lol

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It’s weird how having your finances collapse can affect your understanding of where the lines are and make you think stuff that’s patently illegal is smart, slick and technically not a crime.

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Between September 2015 and January 2018, Global Baristas US, the company that operated Tully’s, failed to pay the Internal Revenue Service $3.2 million in payroll taxes, including nearly $2.4 milion withheld from employees, the indictment said.

Ok, this was years ago and I may misremember but IIRC if employer steals payroll taxes guess what? You’re still on the hook for your taxes. #Sux2BYou

One of the problems with our employer withholding system…

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I guess a pardon from Trump is straight out of the question?

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He was going to run for President not so long ago, and I thought he was just another egomaniac thumping his chest for attention. But now I’m not sure he won’t find a way to do so, and I don’t doubt that he would have an excellent chance of winning. A lot of “the base” will surely find him fit for service if their own special dotard falls ill or flees to a country without an extradition treaty.

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I’m still shocked that he wasn’t Trump’s attorney.

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Is he still going to run for President?

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Avenatti sounds an awful lot like one of my ex-husbands except he was never indicted and he did not have jet.

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Trump Rule (never followed), If your plan is a life of crime, stay in the dark shadows, no press.

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As a lawyer who works hard for my clients to see they get every penny they deserve, I hate hearing stuff like this. I admired Avenatti’s tenacity and of course loved that he was targeting Trump. But if he’s done what the US Attorney said he did, I hope he goes to jail.

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The one they will cream him with, if true, will be for stealing employees’ tax withholding. And he’ll deserve it. If true.

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Does this mean he won’t be running for president?

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He sounds like the ideal candidate to challenge Trump.

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You can’t possibly credit Trump for that! Prof. James Moriarty had that one locked up ages ago.

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I guess he won’t be running for President. On the other hand, someone just like him is sitting in the White House.

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