Michael Avenatti arrested by federal agents during disciplinary hearing

By Anthony Leonardi

Published January 15, 2020 4:46am ET

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Michael Avenatti arrested by federal agents during disciplinary hearing — Attorney Michael Avenatti leaves federal court after a hearing, Monday, April 1, 2019, in Santa Ana, Calif. Avenatti appeared in federal court on charges he fraudulently obtained $4 million in bank loans and pocketed $1.6 million that belonged to a client. | (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti, 48, was arrested abruptly in southern California by federal agents on Tuesday night during a disciplinary hearing involving the California State Bar.

While on break during the hearing, the agents placed him under arrest on the grounds of violating the terms of his pretrial release, according to ABC News. However, they are unable to specifically list how because the documents are “under seal.”

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