Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for obstruction and embezzling millions of dollars from his clients.
Avenatti pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of wire fraud for each client he stole from and one count of endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue Code. Prosecutors said he obstructed the IRS’ effort to collect $5 million in unpaid payroll taxes for Tully’s Coffee.
The sentence handed down Monday by federal district Judge James Selna will begin after Avenatti completes a five-year prison term he’s currently serving after being convicted in two separate trials in New York. This story is breaking and will be updated. CNN’s Kara Scannell contributed to this report.
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