CBS NEWS:California Bar investigating Stormy Daniels lawyer:
https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20180510213052-the-california-bar-is-investigating-stormy-daniels-lawyer-michael-avenatti/In a complaint submitted to the California State Bar Association, and cc'd to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, Bellevue attorney David Nold asserts Avenatti carried out an illegal "pump and dump" scheme through his Washington state-registered Tully's ownership firm, Global Baristas US, LLC.
Nold's complaint contends that while Avenatti ran the company, he fleeced nearly $6 million in federal and state tax withholdings, money meant to be held in trust for payment of quarterly taxes, from the paychecks of Tully's employees.
The complaint also claims Avenatti fraudulently transferred $100,000 from the Tully's operation last year to retain lawyers for his California law firm's unrelated bankruptcy.