{"id":1554,"date":"2021-07-08T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:00:31","slug":"michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-2-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-2-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2.5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Federal judge sentenced Michael Avenatti to 2.5 years in prison for attempting to extort Nike. The public knows him as Stormy Daniels\u2019 attorney. A Federal jury convicted Mr. Avenatti in February 2020. Federal Judge Paul Gardephe said &#8220;Mr. Avenatti&#8217;s conduct was outrageous\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nike\u2019s Lawyers contacted the FBI after speaking with Mr. Avenatti. Nike believed that they were being extorted by the Avenatti. The FBI then recorded conversations between them and Avenatti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/1A195F90-D457-4E92-A826-5B09D8591B00.jpeg\" alt=\"Michael Avenetti\" class=\"wp-image-1555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/1A195F90-D457-4E92-A826-5B09D8591B00.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/1A195F90-D457-4E92-A826-5B09D8591B00-300x204.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption>Michael Avenetti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brief Summary of Michael Avenatti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael John Avenatti is an American lawyer. He has been a law professor and has spent his career representing individuals in cases of personal injury, major commercial fraud, and class actions. Avenatti was the co-lead attorney in the lawsuit that resulted in actor Patrick Dempsey being awarded over $20 million for the use of his image in commercials for the Volkswagen Golf GTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avenatti also represented Janice Dickinson in her defamation suit against Bill Cosby for allegations he made about her; the case ended with a settlement on November 8, 2017. In 2018, Avenatti began to represent adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her legal case against Donald Trump&#8217;s lawyer Michael Cohen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Federal judge sentenced Michael Avenatti to 2.5 years in prison for attempting to extort Nike. The public knows him as Stormy Daniels\u2019 attorney. A Federal jury convicted Mr. Avenatti in February 2020. Federal Judge Paul Gardephe said &#8220;Mr. Avenatti&#8217;s conduct was outrageous\u2026&#8221; Nike\u2019s Lawyers contacted the FBI after speaking with Mr. Avenatti. 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