Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal over his criminal convictions for attempting to extort sportswear company Nike. The court left in place Avenatti’s extortion and fraud convictions. In the brief court order, the court noted that conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the decision.
If it did not, he would go public with the allegations, he is alleged to have said. Avenatti was charged with two extortion-related counts and one charge of fraud under a federal law that targets illegal kickbacks by requiring people to provide “honest services.” A jury found him guilty on all three counts. An appeals court upheld the convictions.
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