High-profile attorney Michael Avenatti denied attempting to extort Nike for more than $20 million after federal prosecutors in New York charged him.
Michael Avenatti thanked his supporters on Twitter after he was arrested on charges of multi-million dollar extortion relating to the global sportswear brand Nike.
"It means a lot to me. I am anxious for people to see what really happened. We never attempted to extort Nike & when the evidence is disclosed, the public will learn the truth about Nike's crime & coverup." Prosecutors allege that Avenatti told Nike that unless his client is paid $1.5 million and himself up to $25 million to conduct an"internal review" of related issues at the company, he would go public at a press conference with his client's claims.
The company and its attorneys reported Avenatti to the the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Avenatti rose to prominence by representing Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress who alleges an affair with President Donald Trump and was paid $130,000 for her silence by the president’s former fixer Michael Cohen ahead of the 2016 election.
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