Michael Avenatti February 12, 2020 Michael Avenatti jury submits first questions in Nike case deliberations Attorney Michael Avenatti’s future is now in the jury’s hands in the Nike-related extortion and fraud case -- and on Wednesday afternoon, the group submitted its first questions to the judge.
New York January 21, 2020 Michael Avenatti's lawyer describes jail conditions, reportedly held in El Chapo's former New York cell The lawyer for Michael Avenatti submitted a letter to a New York judge on Monday, requesting his clients' release to the general population after indicating he may be currently housed in the cell used by El Chapo.
Michael Avenatti January 20, 2020 Avenatti allegedly took settlement money from football fans Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti is accused of stealing money from dozens more clients than previously known, according to newly unsealed documents and recent interviews with ӣƵ.
Michael Avenatti January 15, 2020 Michael Avenatti accused of committing new state, federal crimes while on bail, prosecutors say Attorney Michael Avenatti, who was arrested Tuesday, is being accused of orchestrating several schemes to hide his assets from creditors and continue to live a lavish lifestyle – including residing in an $11,000-a-month apartment, being chauffeured in a Mercedes and staying in luxury resorts – despite debts surpassing $10 million.
Michael Avenatti January 14, 2020 Avenatti arrested by IRS agents during California State Bar hearing Attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested by Internal Revenue agents Tuesday during a break in a disciplinary hearing in Los Angeles over allegations the high-profile lawyer scammed a client out of $840,000.
Michael Avenatti December 25, 2019 Michael Avenatti was $15M in debt when he sought $25M from Nike in extortion plot: prosecutors California attorney Michael Avenatti was deeply in debt, owing money to former clients, former law partners and two ex-wives – for alimony and child support -- when he tried to extort $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike, federal prosecutors claim.
Michael Avenatti December 18, 2019 Avenatti blasts California State Bar hearing about blocking him from practicing law Attorney Michael Avenatti criticized the California state bar on Wednesday, for holding a hearing to determine if he should have his law license suspended, for stealing from one of his clients.
Michael Avenatti December 10, 2019 Michael Avenatti looking to hide luxury expenses from Nike extortion trial jury Michael Avenatti doesn’t want jurors to know he was struggling to pay off a Ferrari, a Porsche and an airplane around the same time he allegedly tried to extort Nike out of more than $20 million.
Saturday Night Live November 17, 2019 Michael Avenatti finds 'nothing funny' about Pete Davidson's 'SNL' impression in tongue-in-cheek tweet Lawyer Michael Avenatti found “nothing funny” about Saturday Night Live’s cold open this weekend that put a soap opera twist on the latest developments in the House impeachment hearings - and poked a bit of fun at people forgetting him.
Jeopardy November 14, 2019 'Jeopardy!' champs, including James Holzhauer, couldn't identify Michael Avenatti in clue Michael Avenatti once dominated the news cycle when he was hired as the attorney of pornstar Stormy Daniels in a legal battle against President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, but his existence didn't ring a bell to three "Jeopardy!" returning champions on Thursday's episode of the iconic game show.
Michael Avenatti November 13, 2019 Michael Avenatti sees 2 conspiracy charges dropped in Nike case, 1 wire fraud charge added to indictment A federal case charging California lawyer Michael Avenatti with conspiring to extort millions from Nike has been rewritten to drop two counts of conspiracy.