Lawyer Michael Avenatti charged with embezzlement, fraud, cheating on taxes
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Avenatti, 48, was indicted late Wednesday by a Southern California grand jury on a raft of additional charges following his arrest last month in New York on two related counts and for allegedly trying to shake down Nike for up to $25 million.