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TexasTowelie

(112,124 posts)
Wed Jul 4, 2018, 10:27 PM Jul 2018

Feds say ex-firm of Stormy Daniels' lawyer owes unpaid taxes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department says Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, made “misrepresentations” in a bankruptcy case involving his former law firm that owes more than $440,000 in unpaid federal taxes.

Avenatti’s former firm, Eagan Avenatti LLP, had agreed in January to pay about $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties as part of a resolution of a bankruptcy case involving the firm.

Court documents show some of the money was paid, but attorneys for the government said in May that the firm still owed a portion of the unpaid tax money.

On Tuesday, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles filed a motion asking a federal judge to compel the payment of $440,291 in unpaid taxes and more than $11,700 in interest. Lawyers from the U.S. attorney’s office represent the government in bankruptcy court when there’s a debt to a government agency, like back taxes or unpaid student loans.

Read more: https://apnews.com/93390d105103442bb107db7d9a8770da

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Feds say ex-firm of Stormy Daniels' lawyer owes unpaid taxes (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP
How will this affect his presidential run ? JI7 Jul 2018 #1
I remember a POTUS who said that not paying taxes is very JoeOtterbein Jul 2018 #2
He could rightfully claim his returns are under audit. rickford66 Jul 2018 #3
Looks like the SHITLER dirt machine is in gear, also about TRUDEAU UTUSN Jul 2018 #4
Boy, his M.O. sounds so familiar. Trust Buster Jul 2018 #5

JoeOtterbein

(7,700 posts)
2. I remember a POTUS who said that not paying taxes is very
Wed Jul 4, 2018, 10:31 PM
Jul 2018

smart! Maybe Avenatti is smart enough to beat Trump. That is good enough for me because 15 other candidates could not beat him.

So: Why Not?

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