Epstein Secrets

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

descriptions of how the mogul used his height and bulk to back them farther into his residence, until they wound up trapped in a bedroom with him. Wulff, who testified Wednesday, said she met Weinstein while she was working as a waitress at Cipriani's in Manhattan in 2005. She claimed Weinstein, a fr

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

o testify about the way Mr. Weinstein allegedly attacked them to establish a pattern of behavior. He was not charged with crimes in the Dunning and Wulff cases because they were too old to prosecute. The trial is one of the most closely watched proceedings in recent history, seen by many as a critical

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

descriptions of how the mogul used his height and bulk to back them farther into his residence, until they wound up trapped in a bedroom with him. Wulff, who testified Wednesday, said she met Weinstein while she was working as a waitress at Cipriani's in Manhattan in 2005. She claimed Weinstein, a fr