+susieice Posted December 26, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Michael Avenatti was $15 million in debt when he tried to extort money from Nike. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-deeply-debt-michael-avenatti-sought-payday-67927118 NEW YORK -- Prosecutors say California attorney Michael Avenatti was over $15 million in debt when he tried to extort up to $25 million from Nike, while Avenatti's lawyers say the money he legally requested to conduct an internal probe of the sportswear giant was a bargain. Both sides made the assertions in court papers filed late Tuesday in advance of a Jan. 22 criminal trial in Manhattan, giving U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe time to decide what the jury will be allowed to hear and see. For Avenatti, it is the first of three scheduled trials in the next five months. He has denied all charges. Criminal charges against him in other cases include allegations in New York that he defrauded ex-client porn star Stormy Daniels out of proceeds of a book deal and charges in Los Angeles that he defrauded clients of millions of dollars. In their submission, federal prosecutors said they plan to show the jury that Avenatti owed “conservatively, in excess of $15 million." Those debts were owed to former clients, one of more former law partners, both of his former spouses for child and spousal support in arrears and a lawyer the government has identified only as “Attorney-1,” they said. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted December 26, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted December 26, 2019 He claims Mark Geragos is also deeply involved with the Nike negotiations. Mark Geragos was, at the time of the accusations as I recall, the attorney for Jessie Smollet who claimed to have been attacked in a racially motivated crime in Chicago. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-avenatti-geragos-nike-20191224-7znw2ufttbc5bazfncslcdk6fm-story.html 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistman Posted December 26, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Slippery weasel. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted January 15, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 16, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted January 16, 2020 He is being held without bond. https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-avenatti-jailed-without-bond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bed of chaos Posted January 16, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 16, 2020 How will CNN function without their golden goose? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted January 21, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted January 21, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 21, 2020 he maybe a scum as a human being but he is only in this situation cuz he brought too much attention to himself, he was barking at a wrong tree, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 21, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Michael Avenatti is now in the SHU at MCC, sleeping under three blankets in El Chapo's old cell. His lawyers want him transferred to general population—> https://twitter.com/big_cases/status/1219470411701854208 … This sounds familiar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted January 22, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 12/26/2019 at 1:54 PM, susieice said: He claims Mark Geragos is also deeply involved with the Nike negotiations. Mark Geragos was, at the time of the accusations as I recall, the attorney for Jessie Smollet who claimed to have been attacked in a racially motivated crime in Chicago. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-avenatti-geragos-nike-20191224-7znw2ufttbc5bazfncslcdk6fm-story.html Geragos AND Avenatti ? Two scumbags for the price of one ! Excellent ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted January 27, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 28, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Looks like it's tough finding jurors. https://nypost.com/2020/01/27/notorious-scumbag-potential-jurors-tossed-for-bashing-michael-avenatti/ Dozens of jurors were tossed Monday from their chance to serve as jurors in the impending Nike extortion trial of Michael Avenatti — with many blasting the controversial lawyer as a “scumbag” and a liar. “Michael Avenatti is a notorious scumbag who is willing to do anything, including lie and cheat in order to enrich himself and gain public attention,” one potential panelist wrote. “He should already be in prison.” “He started to believe his own hype and thought he was above the law,” wrote another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 28, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 hours ago, acidhead said: Yes. He did. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/avenatti-allegedly-googled-insider-trading-191433443.html https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/avenatti-searched-nike-put-options-insider-trading-before-alleged-extortion-2020-1-1028847295 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-searched-insider-trading-and-nike-stock-prices-before-alleged-extortion-attempt This guy has his share of problems What an article this is. https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/27/as-he-sits-in-el-chapos-jail-cell-michael-avenattis-many-court-woes-escalate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 31, 2020 Author #14 Share Posted January 31, 2020 The second day of the trial, lawyers argued that Avenatti didn't care about hurting teenagers. https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/avenatti-didnt-care-about-ruining-teens-lives-in-nike-case-lawyer-says/ An assistant US attorney called Avenatti's trial "a case about a shakedown". https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28594711/assistant-us-attorney-labels-michael-avenatti-federal-criminal-trial-case-shakedown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian hacktorp Posted January 31, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Remember when Democrats roundly hailed Michael Avenatti as presidential material and "savior of the Republic"? Sure, he may be sitting in El Chapo's jail cell right now. But Avenatti is STILL the best hope Dems have at winning in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotic Jew Posted January 31, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 31, 2020 He's clearly been framed by the same demented trump machine that got epstein. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1029 Posted January 31, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Avenati sure turned out to be a flash in the pan. Doug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian hacktorp Posted January 31, 2020 #18 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Robotic Jew said: He's clearly been framed by the same demented trump machine that got epstein. Indeed. aka: the Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian hacktorp Posted January 31, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Doug1029 said: Avenati sure turned out to be a flash in the pan. Doug ...and straight into the fire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonggrv Posted February 2, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 2, 2020 lol...the gangrape lawyer...and once a front runner in the dnc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted February 5, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Avanatti didn't kill himself. Though maybe..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted February 7, 2020 Author #22 Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 1:23 AM, DieChecker said: Avanatti didn't kill himself. Though maybe..... The judge who was supposed to hear the embezzlement trial between Avenatti and Stormy Daniels has died. https://nypost.com/2020/02/03/deborah-batts-federal-judge-set-to-oversee-avenattis-stormy-daniels-trial-dead-at-72/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted February 7, 2020 Author #23 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) There's a lot going on here. The coach who hired Avenatti says he was never told the extent that Avenatti was going to attack Nike. He claims he was blindsided by Avenatti's threats to Nike. https://www.courthousenews.com/coach-who-retained-avenatti-calls-demands-overblown/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/coach-who-hired-michael-avenatti-says-he-wanted-to-expose-nike-not-in-press-conference-idUSKBN2012F4 His former office manager testified that her boss saw a shakedown of Nike as an answer to his financial woes. A lot in here about the coach too. https://nypost.com/2020/02/06/michael-avenatti-saw-nike-shakedown-as-way-to-clear-his-debts-witness/ “I didn’t want to make it public because I didn’t want to hurt Nike, I didn’t want to hurt any of the kids or the parents, I didn’t want to hurt my reputation or my program’s reputation.” The basketball coach said he never suspected Avenatti — and refused to speak to him after his arrest. Edited February 7, 2020 by susieice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted February 7, 2020 Author #24 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Prosecutors say Avenatti is extremely loud in court. https://nypost.com/2020/02/04/michael-avenatti-was-extremely-loud-during-testimony-prosecutors-say/ A recording was played in court of what Avenatti was saying to Nike. https://nypost.com/2020/01/31/hear-michael-avenattis-alleged-extortion-of-nike/ The recording was played for jurors Thursday as prosecutors attempted to prove that the embattled lawyer tried to shake down a Nike lawyer, Scott Wilson, for over $20 million in exchange for not taking corruption allegations to the press. “Look, Scott, listen. I’m not f–king around with this,” a voice identified as Avenatti’s says on the March 2019 call, which Wilson was recording for the FBI. “I’m not continuing to play games. This isn’t complicated.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted February 7, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Nike doesn't deny it made payments to high school players. https://247sports.com/Article/Michael-Avenatti-trial-Nike-payments-to-players-Deandre-Ayton-Bol-Bol-Brandon-McCoy-143312966/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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