A panel off appellate judges on Wednesday overturned the prison sentence for Michael Avenatti, the suspended attorney who recently rose to fame as he represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her trial against former president Donald Trump.

In a statement, Avenatti said, “I am thankful that a unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit threw out my draconian prison sentence today.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal of his aggravated identity theft conviction for stealing book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. A jury in 2022 found Avenatti guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing close to $300,

A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who rose to fame for representing porn actor Stormy Daniels in her case against former President Trump,