Jury finds Stormi Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti guilty in extortion case
Michael Avenatti, a former presidential hopeful who rose to fame after representing porn star Stormi Daniels in her case against current US President Donald Trump, has been found guilty by a New York court jury on three counts of extortion after a three-week trial. The FBI recorded Avenatti on a phone call with Nike executives threatening to tarnish the company's reputation if they did not pay him millions of dollars.
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