Avenatti seeks freedom from home detention as multiple trials unfold
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Michael Avenatti will not leave a California courthouse as a free man Friday, but he hopes to have more freedom than he's enjoyed the past 16 months as four federal criminal trials against him play out.
In early 2020, Judge James Selna agreed with prosecutors who said Avenatti was a danger to the community and needed to await trial behind bars. For several months, Avenatti was held in a notorious New York City federal lockup until shortly after a jury found the 50-year old guilty of trying to extort Nike. It was then that the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country, and like thousands of other federal inmates, Avenatti -- still awaiting sentencing -- was released from custody but with severe restrictions on his movements. He's been living under house arrest in a modest California home owned by a childhood friend. Political strategist Chris Barron and Media professor Jeffrey McCall react to the mainstream media's involvement in Michael Avenatti's meteoric rise to fame and their handling of his recent conviction. In court filings, Avenatti claimed he's left the property only for court appearances and to get a COVID-19 vaccination, and has followed the judge's order prohibiting use of internet-capable electronic devices. He's seeking the ability to move more freely throughout Southern California and to have limited use of those electronics.More Related News