Avenatti gets his wings clipped by the feds amid tax scandal

Los Angeles -- Porn actress lawyer Michael Avenatti was named in a federal warrant resulting in the seizure of his private jet aircraft Wednesday. The plane, a Honda HA-420 is worth around $4.5 million.

Spokesman Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney's Office, confirmed to Fox News that federal agents seized the twin-engine jet from Santa Barbara Airport at around 10:00 a.m. after the warrant was issued.

The six-seat business jet was flown by a private contract pilot to Chino Municipal Airport, where it is being held by Threshold Aviation. Avenatti swore that the feds haven't heard the last from him and he's correct. They will hear his testimony once a court date is set.

Federal court records indicated that the plane, bought on Jan. 30, 2017, was registered to Passport 420, a company co-owned by Avenatti. A government complaint obtained by Fox News said Avenatti’s wife, Lisa-Storie Avenatti, said he owned two private jets -- one through Avenatti & Associates and the other through Passport 420 -- and that each had a value of $4.5 million.

The warrant under which the plane was seized was under seal; Avenatti was accused last month of failing to pay income taxes for almost a decade despite making $18 million since 2010. Officials are also looking at his firm, which is said to have recorded $38 million in deposits but filed no tax returns. He could go to prison for decades if found guilty as there is another case against him regarding the attempted extortion of the Nike Company.

Prosecutors did not disclose if the jet was seized to satisfy a judgment, or in connection with nonpayment of taxes, but either way, the failed attorney was plenty pissed off.

Avenatti made a name for himself after representing Daniels when she sued Trump in March 2018, claiming that Trump paid her hush money ahead of the 2016 election over an alleged 2006 tryst.

The president has repeatedly denied her story, but we all knew who Trump was when we didn't vote for Hillary.

After repeated social media attacks on Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen, Avenatti hinted that he would consider a run for the 2020 presidential election on the Democratic ticket, which caused Brian Stelter of the Comedy News Network (CNN) to swoon and try taking credit for the decision.

Since the proverbial feces hit the fan, Avenatti has chosen not to run and the nation will not get "a first" in having a president preside from the inside of a prison cell.



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