Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial
Source: CNBC
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday by a jury of all three charges related to his efforts to extort up to $25 million from athletic apparel giant Nike.
The verdict in U.S. District Court in Manhattan came two years after Avenatti gained widespread notoriety for his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal disputes with President Donald Trump.
Avenatti was accused in the Nike case of trying to shake down the company by threatening to expose alleged evidence of bribing amateur basketball players and their families unless the company paid up.
The bombastic attorney, who was ordered jailed last month for alleged violations of his release bond, faces upcoming trials in two other federal criminal cases.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-found-guilty-in-nike-extortion-trial.html
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(14,628 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Lindsay
(3,276 posts)to run for President is gonna be on hold for a while longer.
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(14,628 posts)ToxMarz
(2,169 posts)Then he can go about business as usual. Maybe even "don" a MAGA hat at a rally.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)ashredux
(2,609 posts)alittlelark
(18,890 posts)cuz at this point 35% OF AMERICANS WANT AND WORSHIP LOW LIFE SCUM.
TygrBright
(20,772 posts)brooklynite
(94,757 posts)edbermac
(15,947 posts)If only for the fact that the Trumps will be orgasmic over it.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I liked Avenattis bravado over the Stormy Daniel matter. Too bad he had this other stuff in the works.
Joinfortmill
(14,474 posts)The Wizard
(12,551 posts)cstanleytech
(26,332 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)And I think the optics help Trump. Avanati's sleaze will become the story instead of how Trump gave an illegal payoff to her.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)I survived the Nixon Administration. but THIS???
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Meanwhile, all the Presidents men are changing pleas, backing out of deals, and getting reacharounds.
oldsoftie
(12,623 posts)It was so obvious he was out for his fame & Stormy was his vehicle. And as soon as women started going gaga over "those eyes" etc, he was off to the races. In his own mind
At least Stormy has done quite well after the story. She deserves it for seeing trump naked
rictofen
(236 posts)That's basically what his diehard fans cling to now.