Thursday, January 24, 2019

Avenatti alleged to have kept money from settlements for himself

He may not be the best lawyer in the world--heck, he may be the worst--now Michael Avenatti is being accused of covertly keeping settlement money from one of his clients, spending the money on himself, then telling the client he hasn't received the funds as yet.

The client, Gregory Barela, said that Avenatti “was operating his law firm in a Ponzi scheme like manner.” But let's face it, if you are stupid enough to hire the shyster Avenatti, you're probably going to get sexed in a bad way.

The Daily Beast reported that Barela filed a statement of claims with Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS), a private arbitration organization, arguing that after Avenatti pocketed the money from the settlement, he turned around and offered to lend some of the funds back to Barela with 10% interest.

Seriously?

The claim, which was shown to the media outlet by Barela’s attorney, claims “Avenatti was operating his law firm in a Ponzi scheme like manner, taking settlement proceeds received for clients to pay off debts, pay the other individual Defendants’ salaries and bonuses, and fund his lavish lifestyle, while telling clients that the settlement proceeds had not been received or would be received at a later date.”
Kathy "The Beheader" Griffin and Mickey

The Daily Beast reports that according to the statement from Barela’s attorney, Avenatti and a third party reached a settlement for Barela, but in January 2018 the third party deposited money into an account from which Avenatti would transfer the funds to Barela, and Avenatti later informed Barela the money had never been deposited, prompting months of worry for Barela and repeated queries of Avenatti as to the whereabouts of the money. Eventually, according to Barela, Avenatti made the offer of a loan, but Barela had now decided to hire attorneys who found from the third party that they had already paid Lyin' Loser Avenatti.

Steven Bledsoe, Barela's attorney, told The Daily Beast, “Mr. Barela hired our firm to investigate what happened to the settlement payment that he was supposed to have received early last year. As part of our investigation, we contacted the lawyer for the settling party and he gave us a copy of the unaltered settlement agreement and the wire-transfer confirmation showing that his client made the settlement payment to the bank account specified by Mr. Avenatti five days before it was due.”

Avenatti denied any wrongdoing as is his habit, telling The Daily Beast, “These allegations are completely fabricated, bogus and fraudulent. [Like all of the other allegations made by everyone else against the toad]. We have no idea where this is coming from or why someone would make up this ridiculous false story and deceive his attorneys. Until recently when we demanded to be relieved as counsel, we previously represented Mr. Barela in multiple matters and he has received 100 percent of what he is entitled to. We have never had any contact with Talitha Barela.” Talitha Barela is Gregory Barela’s wife and co-plaintiff.”

Hopefully we will soon learn the truth, and the truth may not set Avenatti free.
Stormy and Mickey
Avenatti is the so-called lawyer representing pornography performer Stormy Daniels [whose real name is Stephanie Clifford] against President Trump. It isn't known whether he had ever planned to represent Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, but if he did, that would tell you all you need to know about this guy.


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