Lawyer Michael Avenatti said he is confident he will be exonerated after being charged with trying to extort money from Nike. By
When Heat center Hassan Whiteside made a $2.75 million payment to an ex-girlfriend as part of a settlement agreement, California attorney Michael Avenatti embezzled $1.5 million to buy a private plane, a federal court indictment claims.
This accusation is but part of a 36-count indictment accusing Avenatti, the former attorney for stripper and alleged Donald Trump paramour Stormy Daniels, of bank fraud, tax fraud, wire fraud, identity theft and perjury. This is not the indictment in New York federal court, which accuses Avenatti of trying to extort sports apparel Galactus, Nike.