Michael Avenatti re-sentenced in OC to slightly shorter stint in federal prison [View all]
Michael Avenatti re-sentenced in OC to slightly shorter stint in federal prison
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PUBLISHED: June 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM PDT
Michael Avenatti, the convicted ex-attorney who gained fame for his fiery cable-news denunciations of President Donald Trump, was re-sentenced on Thursday, June 12, to 11 years and three months in prison — a slightly shorter sentenced than the 14 years he was previously ordered to spend behind bars for stealing millions from his former clients.
Avenatti, during a hearing at the federal courthouse in downtown Santa Ana, was given credit for the three years, four months he has already served in prison, and will now have to serve just under eight more years in federal lockup.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year overturned the 14-year sentence, finding that Judge Selna had erred by not taking several sentencing factors into account.
The appellate judges sent it back to Judge Selna, setting up Thursday’s re-sentencing.
Avenatti, in a letter sent to Judge Selna on the eve of his re-sentencing, asked for mercy, writing that while in prison he has focused on “being accountable, exercising humility, and becoming a better father, a better man and a better human being” and adding that his happiest moments behind bars have been while “helping others succeed. …
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