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Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike
Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort Nike Inc. for more than $20 million, capping the public downfall of a celebrity lawyer whose…
Michael Avenatti Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Nike Extortion Case
Lawyers representing Avenatti made multiple appeals for a new trial, which were rejected.In a victim impact statement, lawyers for Nike said company executives were deeply worried that…
Avenatti sentencing postponed until July 9 in Nike case
Lawyers for Avenatti have argued that he's suffered enormously already after a stint behind bars last year and should serve no more than six months in prison and a year in home…