USA v. Avenatti

  1. February 14, 2022

    Avenatti Ordered To Pay Nike $260K For Extortion Probe Fees

    Michael Avenatti must foot $260,000 in legal bills Nike racked up assisting a government investigation of claims he tried to extort the sportswear giant for $22.5 million, but he's not on the hook for work Nike counsel later did to keep tabs on the case, a New York federal judge said Monday.

  2. February 09, 2022

    Avenatti Can't Get New Trial In Nike Extortion Case

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday denied Michael Avenatti's request for a new trial on charges that he attempted to extort $25 million from Nike, saying bookkeeping data connected to his recent mistrial in California would not have altered the New York conviction.

  3. December 02, 2021

    Avenatti Wants New Nike Trial Over Potential Brady Violation

    After winning a mistrial this summer in his California wire fraud case over prosecutors' failure to share potentially exculpatory evidence, Michael Avenatti told a New York federal judge Thursday that similar concerns require a new trial following his conviction for trying to extort $25 million from Nike.

  4. November 03, 2021

    Avenatti Wins Another Prison Delay With Busy Court Calendar

    A Manhattan federal judge will again let Michael Avenatti delay reporting to prison on his conviction for attempting to extort $25 million from Nike, saying Wednesday the disgraced attorney has until February to defend himself in two other pending criminal cases before heading to prison.

  5. October 29, 2021

    Feds Ask Judge To Send Avenatti To Prison Soon In Nike Case

    Prosecutors told a New York federal judge Friday that due to a mistrial and pending appeal in Michael Avenatti's criminal wire fraud case, he should no longer be permitted to delay reporting to prison for his February 2020 conviction for trying to extort Nike of tens of millions of dollars.

  6. August 26, 2021

    Avenatti's Mistrial Win Will Likely Delay Prison In Nike Case

    Michael Avenatti's success winning a mistrial in his California federal wire fraud case appears to have earned him a few extra months outside of prison, as he informed a New York federal judge Thursday the government doesn't oppose extending his surrender date over his conviction for attempting to extort Nike. 

  7. July 08, 2021

    Avenatti Gets 2½ Years In Prison For Nike Extortion

    Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Thursday for trying to extort tens of millions from Nike Inc., with multiple other federal criminal cases against him still on tap. 

  8. July 06, 2021

    No Evidence To Acquit Avenatti In Nike Case, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday shot down Michael Avenatti's bid for acquittal or retrial in his Nike extortion case, rejecting the disgraced lawyer's claim that he was convicted on insufficient evidence and that prosecutors withheld materials that could exonerate him.

  9. July 02, 2021

    Avenatti Slams Nike Restitution Bid As Boies Schiller Payday

    Michael Avenatti urged a New York federal judge Thursday to deny the government's request that he be ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to Nike Inc., arguing that he shouldn't be forced to pay Boies Schiller Flexner LLP's "grossly inflated legal bills" in its representation of the company.

  10. June 17, 2021

    Feds Seek Hard Time For Avenatti In Nike Extortion Case

    New York federal prosecutors are clamoring for a stiff prison term for Michael Avenatti, who was convicted at trial on fraud and extortion charges over a scheme to squeeze Nike Inc. for upward of $25 million in exchange for holding back on negative press coverage.