Avenatti cites coronavirus threat in seeking jail release By LARRY NEUMEISTER March 18, 2020

California attorney Michael Avenatti has been rearrested for alleged bail violations, prosecutors in New York told a judge late Tuesday. Geoffrey Johnson is seeking at least $9.5 million, plus punitive damages “It’s hard to get airtime from the slammer, so Nike’s win is cable television’s loss. Michael Avenatti is guilty on all three counts he was facing, according to a decision by a jury in federal court in New York on Friday. In the end, Michael Avenatti wasn’t a real attorney, he just Attorney Michael Avenatti leaves United States Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 23, 2019. It's not clear exactly what alleged bail violations were. By JORDYN HERMANI. 05/22/2019 10:46 AM EDT. NEW YORK (AP) — The once high-flying California attorney Michael Avenatti wants a judge to reject a jury verdict that found he tried to extort Nike. FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Avenatti exits the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 8, 2019. legal . A jury convicted high-profile lawyer Michael Avenatti on all counts in his Nike extortion trial on Friday. As Manhattan jurors deliberate over Michael Avenatti and allegations he tried to extort Nike out of millions of dollars, a trial date was set for him in … Michael Avenatti, the lawyer who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against U.S. President Donald Trump, has been sued by a paraplegic former client who accused him of siphoning away a $4 million settlement he had won. As Michael Avenattisaw it, he would be battling President Trumpfor the White House this summer. Instead he’s battling to stay out of jail yet again, having won a … Michael Avenatti says he 'flew too close to the sun' in rise and fall. “Michael Avenatti is a D-list attorney but a Grade-A scumbag,” Sasse said in a release.