Michael Avenatti Accused of Delaying COVID Vaccine to Avoid Jail
March 17, 2021 5:45 PMLegal - By LOS ANGELES—Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for AVN Hall of Famer Stormy Daniels in her multiple lawsuits against Donald Trump, was convicted last year of attempted extortion against the Nike Corporation, and of other financial crimes against Daniels and other clients. As of Tuesday, he is now an accused plagiarist as well. In another development in Avenatti’s case this week, prosecutors accused Avenatti of deliberately delaying his receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine, in order to keep himself from returning to jail in New York City. Avenatti has been und...