CNN cuts ties with Mark Geragos just hours after celeb attorney was named a co-conspirator in case accusing lawyer Michael Avenatti of trying to extort Nike.
CNN has cut ties with Mark Geragos just hours after the celebrity attorney was named as a co-conspirator in a case accusing lawyer Michael Avenatti of trying to extort Nike.
A person familiar with details of the Michael Avenatti extortion investigation tells The Associated Press that celebrity attorney Mark Geragos is a co-conspirator in the case.Prosecutors say in court papers that an unnamed attorney joined Avenatti in demanding that Nike pay millions of dollars, or risk being embarrassed by a scandal involving its sponsorship of an amateur basketball team.
The statement followed the arrest of celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti on federal extortion charges. Avenatti also is charged in Los Angeles with bank and wire fraud. He’s accused of embezzling a client’s money to pay his own expenses.Federal prosecutors in New York say their investigation of the firebrand attorney Michael Avenatti began only last week and was complete in days.
Berman says investigators recorded subsequent discussions between Nike and Avenatti, then arrested him Monday on extortion conspiracy charges.Nike Inc. did not respond to a request for comment.A federal prosecutor says there’s no political connection to wire and bank fraud charges filed against lawyer Michael Avenatti, who’s a vocal critic of President Donald Trump.
Daniels issued a statement Monday on Twitter saying she fired Avenatti a month ago after “discovering that he had dealt with me extremely dishonestly.” She said she wouldn’t elaborate.
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