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Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling $2.5 million from an NBA player, report says
Attorney Michael Avenatti is accused of embezzling $US1.5 million from NBA player Hassan Whiteside in 2017, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. Whiteside, who plays for the Miami Heat, had wired Avenatti $US2.75 million in January 2017 to cover the majority of a $US3 million settlement with his ex-girlfriend, Alexis Gardner, who Avenatti was repping at the time, court documents seen by the LA Times said. Avenatti was entitled to $US1 million in legal fees, but instead took $US2.5 million and put it toward a private jet, prosecutors alleged in an April 10 indictment by a California-based grand jury. The LA Times ... (full story)