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Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in Nike extortion case

Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who gained notoriety for his representation of Stormy Daniels, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday for trying to extort Nike out of more than $20 million, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Why it matters: Avenatti was once considered a rising Democratic star and a potential 2020 candidate before facing extortion, fraud and tax charges.


  • Avenatti became a household name in 2018 and a fixture on cable television as Daniels' lawyer and filed lawsuits against former President Donald Trump on her behalf.

State of play: Avenatti was found guilty in February 2020 of attempted extortion, honest-services fraud and the related use of interstate communications after he attempted to "extract more than $20 million in payments" from Nike by threatening to bring bad publicity to the company unless it complied with his demands.

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