NEW YORK - An April trial date was set Tuesday for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book. Prosecutors say Avenatti, 49, cheated Daniels out of $300,000 in proceeds from her 2018 book, “Full Disclosure.” Avenatti, who wrote the forward for the book, has pleaded not guilty. The trial, projected to last two weeks, is now set to start more than a year after it was originally scheduled. Avenatti was released on bail in April, after saying a recent bout with pneumonia left him vulnerable to the coronavirus behind bars. He also faces fraud charges in California, and two additional trials next year are scheduled.

Source: thestar November 10, 2020 23:48 UTC