Epstein Secrets

cused from the case and accusers' attorney Gloria Allred barred from the courtroom. The legal team also r

s persuading Burke to rule in their favor. Throughout the week, his defense filed motions to have Burke excused from the case and accusers' attorney Gloria Allred barred from the courtroom. The legal team also requested the trial be adjourned following new sex-crime charges filed in Los Angeles. All of the mot

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

nforcement sources told Reuters that Andrew was not a focus of the investigation, but did not say if he had been asked for information. On Tuesday, Gloria Allred, an attorney representing some of Epstein's alleged victims but not Andrew's accuser told BBC Radio 4 that she would try to subpoena Andrew if he we

been asked for information. On Tuesday, Gloria Allred, an attorney representing some of Epstein's alleg

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

ember, law enforcement sources told Reuters that Andrew was not a focus of the investigation, but did not say if he had been asked for information. ria Allred, an attorney representing some of Epstein's alleged victims but not Andrew's accuse told BBC Radio 4 that she would try to subpoena Andrew if he wer

t say if he had been asked for information. ria Allred, an attorney representing some of Epstein's alleg

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

deo, which is more than 40 minutes long. On Thursday, two additional women came forward at a news conference in New York organized by their lawyer, Gloria Allred, to accuse Mr. Kelly of sexual abuse and misconduct when they were minors. The two women, Latresa Scaff, 40, and Rochelle Washington, 39, said they

ty. The two teenagers, who were about 16 and 15 at the time, bought tickets to the concert and an after-party at a nearby nightclub, they said. Ms. Allred showed photos of the two women that they said were taken that night. They had dressed up and were smiling broadly as they posed with LL Cool J and i

two decades, has been under renewed scrutiny since the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly" was broadcast on Lifetime in January. The celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti said last week that he had obtained a video showing Mr. Kelly having sex with a 14-year-old girl, and given it to the Cook County State's Attorney's

deo, which is more than 40 minutes long. On Thursday, two additional women came forward at a news conference in New York organized by their lawyer, Gloria Allred, to accuse Mr. Kelly of sexual abuse and misconduct when they were minors. The two women, Latresa Scaff, 40, and Rochelle Washington, 39, said they

ty. The two teenagers, who were about 16 and 15 at the time, bought tickets to the concert and an after-party at a nearby nightclub, they said. Ms. Allred showed photos of the two women that they said were taken that night. They had dressed up and were smiling broadly as they posed with LL Cool J and i

two decades, has been under renewed scrutiny since the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly" was broadcast on Lifetime in January. The celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti said last week that he had obtained a video showing Mr. Kelly having sex with a 14-year-old girl, and given it to the Cook County State's Attorney's