Avenatti accused of hijacking nearly $ 2 million that an ex-girlfriend of the NBA would have paid

Whiteside transferred $ 2.75 million on January 25, 2017 to a client trust account at Eagan Avenatti. Rather than taking his fees of about $ 1 million plus costs, Avenatti kept all the money and falsely presented the terms of settlement to Gardner, according to the indictment.