Epstein Secrets

gal payments to youth basketball players. The texts would show that Nike wasn't serious about aiding the government in its probe of the allegations, Avenatti argued in a court filing Thursday. Avenatti claims the company tried to incriminate him before he could blow the whistle on it. Avenatti, who gain

e trial "next week." Avenatti Nike Texts Said to Mock FBI Emerge in Avenatti Extortion Case Bloomberg By Erik Larson 1/10/2020 Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti said that recently unearthed text messages in which he says Nike Inc. executives mock the Federal Bureau of Investigation justify forcing their test

tempt for the government's investigation of its conduct is readily apparent from documents viewed by the defense for the first time just yesterday;' Avenatti's lawyer Scott Srebnick said in the filing. "For instance, right in the EFTA00064819 middle of the FBI investigation, on April 11, 2018, two of th

Parnas posing cheerfully with the president and other high-ranking Republicans have already spilled out in public. And there's no telling what else Parnas has on that iPhone. Parnas recently began sharing new files with the House Intelligence Committee in response to a Congressional subpoena issued in

nt hunting for dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. And he's already begun showing House Democrats the hard evidence to back it up. Parnas' files, including the contents of his iPhone 11, are being delivered to Congress — perhaps just days before Trump's impeachment trial kicks off in t

ion Avenatti Avenatti didn't care about ruining teens' lives in Nike case, lawyer says NY Post By Ruth Weissmann 1/30/2020 Lightning-rod lawyer Michael Avenatti was allegedly so hellbent on extorting an eight-figure sum from Nike that he didn't care who got hurt — including teenage basketball players, a witn

ort the company for $20 million under threat of exposing purported corruption in youth basketball linked to the athletic-wear titan. "I said to Mr. Avenatti, 'You may not care about the company, you may not care about me, but [ifj you go live with allegations naming a 17-, 18-year-old player ... you coul

ied Thursday. In his second day of testimony in Manhattan federal court, Nike attorney Scott Wilson recounted the "Twilight Zone" meetings in which Avenatti allegedly tried to extort the company for $20 million under threat of exposing purported corruption in youth basketball linked to the athletic-wear

er with President Donald Trump along with former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions. The recording marks the second substantial release of audio showing Parnas interacting with the president at a fundraising event. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Parnas in October 2019, alongside his business part

son Foy of Foy & Seplowitz LLC. The case is U.S. v. =, case number 1:19-cr-0830, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Parnas New Audio Appears to Show Ex-Giuliani Pal Lev Parnas at Dinner With Trump The Daily Beast By Betsy Swan and Adam Rawnsley 1/30/2020 New audio re

over again." (The two other sitting FEC commissioners, both appointed by the George W. Bush administration, declined to be interviewed.) Avenatti Michael Avenatti was 'extremely loud' during testimony, prosecutors say NY Post By Emily Saul 2/4/2020 Prosecutors Tuesday complained that gasbag Michael Avenatti

n federal court Judge Paul Gardephe at the end of the trial day after the jury left the courtroom. Sobelman said that if the prosecutors could hear Avenatti confer with his lawyers and respond to testimony, it was likely those weighing his fate could, too. "We have really serious concerns about how this

him alleging the company was engaged in corruptly paying handlers of rising stars in youth basketball. Jurors previously heard a recording in which Avenatti threatened to take "510 billion" off Nike's market cap if the company didn't pay up. The lawyer argues he was simply advocating for his client. Se

f over $100 million, and more lawsuits still to come. This will all ultimately diminish the money set to go to his lone heir, brother Mark Epstein. Parnas How Parnas and Fruman's Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate EFTA00095939 ProPublica By Ilya Marritz 2/5/2020 Lev

million, and more lawsuits still to come. This will all ultimately diminish the money set to go to his lone heir, brother Mark Epstein. Parnas How Parnas and Fruman's Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate EFTA00095939 ProPublica By Ilya Marritz 2/5/2020 Lev Parnas and

ion Avenatti Avenatti didn't care about ruining teens' lives in Nike case, lawyer says NY Post By Ruth Weissmann 1/30/2020 Lightning-rod lawyer Michael Avenatti was allegedly so hellbent on extorting an eight-figure sum from Nike that he didn't care who got hurt — including teenage basketball players, a witn

ort the company for $20 million under threat of exposing purported corruption in youth basketball linked to the athletic-wear titan. "I said to Mr. Avenatti, 'You may not care about the company, you may not care about me, but [if] you go live with allegations naming a 17-, 18-year-old player ... you coul

ied Thursday. In his second day of testimony in Manhattan federal court, Nike attorney Scott Wilson recounted the "Twilight Zone" meetings in which Avenatti allegedly tried to extort the company for $20 million under threat of exposing purported corruption in youth basketball linked to the athletic-wear

er with President Donald Trump along with former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions. The recording marks the second substantial release of audio showing Parnas interacting with the president at a fundraising event. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Parnas in October 2019, alongside his business part

Swan and Adam Rawnsley 1/30/2020 New audio released Thursday by Lev Parnas' lawyer Joseph A. Bondy appears to show former Rudy Giuliani associates Parnas and Igor Fruman attending an April 2018 fundraising dinner with President Donald Trump along with former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions. The recordi

trafficking. Varsity Blues' Caplan wasn't the only big legal name caught up in a criminal scandal this year. Legal provocateur and celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was slapped with three separate cases variously alleging he stole money from multiple clients and used another client's intel to try to extort milli

country's sovereign wealth fund into President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign via former Fugees member Pras Michel. The cases are U.S. v. Parnas et al., case number ta9-cr-00715, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. v. Craig, case number 1:19-cr-00125, U.S. v. Ra