Posted on 02/15/2020 2:48:34 PM PST by Kaslin
Michael Aventatti, who rose to national prominence for representing porn-star actress Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump was found guilty Friday of trying to extort more than $20 million from Nike, inc. with threats to expose defamatory information of the company.
The case launched last year by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan followed an investigation into a series of meetings with Los Angeles lawyer Mark Geragos and representatives for Nike in March of 2019. Avenatti was convicted by jury of all three counts charged by U.S. attorneys including extortion, transmission of interstate communications and intent to extort, and wire fraud.
Prosecutors accused Avenatti of threatening the sports-apparel company with exposing what Aventatti said billed as corruption if it didn’t pay his amateur youth basketball coach client and hire Avenatti to manage an internal investigation of its practices.
Avenatti’s lawyers argued in court that Avenatti was simply using a tough negotiation strategy that did not rise to the standard of extortion. Prosecutors aided by Nike attorneys however convinced the jury otherwise.
Avenatti, who has been locked up in New York since January is still facing a myriad of other legal challenges in California and New York.
A federal indictment in California was filed after being arrested in the state for allegedly violating judge’s orders in pretrial release. There, Aventatti is up against a dozen charges related to his business practices, taxes, and finances.
In yet another round of charges in New York, federal prosecutors have accused Avenatti of embezzlement in his representation of Daniels.
Last fall, Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin also pressed the Justice Department for updates on Avenatti’s criminal referral for him and his client, Julie Swetnick for accusing now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of running a serial gang rape cartel through the Maryland suburbs as a teenager.
A spokesman for Grassley’s office told The Federalist that the DOJ has yet to provide any information to the senators on Avenatti’s case related to Kavanaugh.
Avenatti’s sentencing date is tentatively scheduled for June 14, which is subject to change, according to the judge.
It seem like yesterday that Mikey was threatening Tucker Carlson, and asking him on the air what kind of pornography he as viewed.
Tucker's response was classic.
Michael Avenatti 2020
Does this mean that Michael Avenatti is no longer in contention for the Democrat nomination for President?
I was hoping he would be drafted by the DNC when the hopeless deadlock develops at their convention this summer, so as to resolve their standoff.
I am sure Avenatti would be acceptable to all sides.
This just might keep him off the debate stage.
Yesterday Tucker Carlson showed a bunch of Fake News video clips with the usual fools fawning over CPL, telling him how wonderful he was, asking him to run for POTUS against Trump.
BWAH HAH HAH! The Fake News dreams have been shattered again, boo hoo boo hoo!
After the nonsense he pulled on the country and Bett Kavanaugh, I hope he is stuck in jail for 42 years. Maybe Crazy Julie Swetnick will come visit him.
I think it was obvious that Avenatti was sleeping with Stormy. Not long afterwards Avenatti was arrested for beating and dragging his wife out of his Los Angeles Apartment. Then the judge ruled against him and Stormy and he had to pay for the court costs of trying to sue Trump. Now, he was just convicted of extortion. At one time there were some Democrat Pundits saying he could run against Trump, and win......
Not so much anymore
I would think this makes him more qualified as a democrat candidate.
Stormy to Avenatti: I'm true to you. There's no one else now in my life since I fell for you. Except the four porn guys they have as backups if the sound or lighting get messed up and they have to re-shoot scenes all day. And the Fed Ex, DHL and UPS guys. And the neighbor I just couldn't say no to. And my old boyfriend who was back in town for an afternoon.
Otherwise, it's you and me forever like the Valentine's cards say. You do trust me, don't you?
Extortion is a nasty business. Anything short of breaking on the wheel is okay with me.
Nike was smart, they got him on tape. Of course that makes him especially dumb, which comes as no surprise.
Look forward to Stormy weighing in on this.
Maybe he will get conjugal visits from Brian Stelter. I think they are both latent homosexuals.
He coulda been a contenda!
Now that’s funny...
Thanks for the mention.
He’ll get less than manafort or stone
When he goes to prison he will be issued Nike shoes to wear.
Creepy Porn Convict still has 2 more trials to go. He might be pardoned by a RAT president, someday.
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