A New York judge sentenced the combative Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his popularity to damage the company's reputation.
A New York judge sentenced the combative Los Angeles lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his popularity to damage the company's reputation.
Michael Avenatti was convicted for threatening to expose Nike's alleged corrupt payments to families of college basketball..