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Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
Read full article: Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from NikeThe Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.
Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike
Read full article: Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from NikeA federal appeals court has upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from shoe giant Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars.
Who’s who in the Manhattan DA’s Donald Trump indictment
Read full article: Who’s who in the Manhattan DA’s Donald Trump indictmentAs Donald Trump fought his way to victory in the 2016 presidential campaign, key allies tried to smooth his bumpy path by paying off two women who had been thinking of going public with allegations of extramarital encounters with the Republican.
Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in California
Read full article: Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in CaliforniaIncarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge in a Southern California federal court case accusing him of cheating his clients out of millions of dollars.
Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
Read full article: Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy DanielsMichael Avenatti has been sentenced to four years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds at the height of his famed clash with then-President Donald Trump.
In trial closing, prosecutor says lies caught up to Avenatti
Read full article: In trial closing, prosecutor says lies caught up to AvenattiA prosecutor has said in closing arguments that California lawyer Michael Avenatti told repeated lies to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2018 to hide his theft of her book proceeds.
Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels
Read full article: Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy DanielsMichael Avenatti has wavered on whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he is accused of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels.
Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trial
Read full article: Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trialA prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it's not true.
Once allies, Stormy Daniels and Avenatti face off at trial
Read full article: Once allies, Stormy Daniels and Avenatti face off at trialThe porn star who catapulted Michael Avenatti to fame four years ago will get a starring role in a New York courtroom when prosecutors try to prove the California lawyer cheated her of $300,000 in book proceeds.
Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial
Read full article: Jury selection proceeds for Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trialMichael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump, was introduced to prospective jurors who will decide whether he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Avenatti likely to testify at trial over Stormy Daniels deal
Read full article: Avenatti likely to testify at trial over Stormy Daniels dealLawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying California attorney will testify at a New York trial where he is accused of swindling porn star Stormy Daniels out of a book deal's proceeds.
R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trial
Read full article: R. Kelly's life, from troubled talent to trafficking trialR. Kelly grew up in Chicago's housing projects and went on to have an illustrious musical career increasingly clouded by allegations of lurid behavior and sexual abuse.
Mistrial in Michael Avenatti's California embezzlement case
Read full article: Mistrial in Michael Avenatti's California embezzlement caseA California judge has declared a mistrial in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti, who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from his clients.
Michael Avenatti denies embezzlement charges in California
Read full article: Michael Avenatti denies embezzlement charges in CaliforniaLawyer Michael Avenatti is charged with embezzling millions of dollars from his clients and says at his trial in California that he “gave people who had no chance a fighting chance.”.
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump
Read full article: Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk TrumpWhen Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained "Individual-1" in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. Federal prosecutors charged Cohen with skirting campaign contribution rules by arranging the hush-money payment to Daniels and a similar payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal. Cohen and Daniels are united not only in infamy but deep regret over Trump. “I’ve been face to face with evil in the most intimate way,” Daniels said.
Michael Avenatti due in court on embezzlement charges
Read full article: Michael Avenatti due in court on embezzlement chargesAvenatti has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the 36-count indictment. It's the first significant hearing in the case, one of three Avenatti is facing. In one case Avenatti is accused of stealing money from his former client Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who alleged an affair with President Donald Trump nearly a decade ago and whose case made Avenatti famous. If the government does ask the judge to compel Avenatti to unlock the devices, lawyers say it may be an uphill battle for Avenatti to win. "One standard would be easy for government to satisfy, which is that [Avenatti] knows the password," Kerr said.