Gregory Craig: former White House counsel for Obama indicted - as it happened
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Craig indicted for allegedly making false statements to MuellerTop Democrats reiterate demand for unredacted Mueller report Sanders raises $18.2m in three months, leaping ahead of competitorsSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 1.31am BST Thanks for reading along! These are the key events from this evening: Related: Jussie Smollett: actor refuses to reimburse city for investigation costs 12.44am BST It wasn´t that long ago that Michael Avenatti was eyeing a presidential run and appearing regularly on prime time news shows. Now, Stormy Daniel´s former lawyer is facing more than a life sentence, after federal prosecutors issued a 36-count indictment against him today. The LAT is describing some real cartoon villain allegations against Michael Avenatti in today`s indictment: https://t.co/lnzvCGG69u pic.twitter.com/iZxWFImG5PI intend to fully fight all charges and plead NOT GUILTY. I look forward to the entire truth being known as opposed to a one-sided version meant to sideline me. `Michael Avenatti allegedly stole from his clients, and he stole from the IRS,´ said Ryan L. Korner, the chief of Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations in Los Angeles. `The money was used to fuel a lavish lifestyle that had no limits, including making mortgage payments on a multimillion-dollar home in Laguna Beach and purchasing a private plane´.The breadth of Avenatti´s alleged crimes is clear in the maximum sentence he would face if convicted on all counts: 335 years in prison. 11.54pm BST The city of Chicago is officially suing actor Jussie Smollett, for reportedly refused to pay the costs associated with the investigation into an attack against him that was allegedly staged. In a civil complaint filed by the city´s Law Department today, officials accused the former Empire star of failing to respond to a requested reimbursement of more than $130,000 for the costs associated with investigating the falsified crime. MORE: In the complaint city attorneys say ...