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mfcorey1

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Sat Apr 11, 2020, 02:31 PM Apr 2020

Judge grants Avenatti temporary release from jail over coronavirus concern

A federal judge in California granted temporary release to disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti due to concerns of the coronavirus.

Late Friday evening U.S. District Judge James Selna, a Bush appointee, ruled that Avenatti would quarantine for 14 days at a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility before being transferred to house arrest in his home in Venice, Calif. His bond was set at $1 million.

Selna said Avenatti would not have access to the internet nor would he be allowed to leave his home besides for medical emergencies, he also will not be able to conduct transactions of over $500.

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/492355-judge-grants-avenatti-temporary-release-from-jail-over-coronavirus-concern

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