By Tim Stickings For Dailymail.com and Ap
Published: 12:35 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 13:58 GMT, 14 February 2019
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Michael Avenatti (pictured) has given up financial control of his law firm
Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti has given up financial control of his law firm after he was accused of hiding millions of dollars to spend on himself.
The 47-year-old lawyer was said to have opened six bank accounts to hide legal fees from a bankruptcy court.
It was claimed he had spent them on extravagances such as $3,640 on a Ferrari payment, $150,000 for his troubled coffee company and $53,600 for his ex-wife.
He has now allowed a court to take control of bank accounts, computers and other assets belonging to the firm Eagan Avenatti, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Last year the firm was ordered to pay $10million to former partner at the firm,
