Michael Avenatti charged with stealing $300,000 from Stormy Daniels

12:01pm PDT - May 22nd, 2019    michael avenatti - CNN

A federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti on Wednesday in two alleged schemes, charging him with fraud and aggravated identity theft involving his former client, Stormy Daniels, and with attempting to extort more than $20 …