Attorney Michael Avenatti charged with extortion and other counts, over alleged threats to Nike
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who seized the spotlight last year as a lawyer for adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, was charged Monday with attempting to extort Nike Inc. for more than $20 million.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Mr. Avenatti told lawyers for Nike that he and an unnamed co-conspirator would release damaging information about the company if Nike lawyers didn’t make millions of dollars in payments, according to a complaint unsealed Monday in Manhattan federal court.
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