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| Michael Avenatti: Stormy Daniels lawyer accused of fraud | Michael Avenatti: Stormy Daniels lawyer accused of fraud |
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| US lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, has been charged with fraud. | US lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, has been charged with fraud. |
| Prosecutors says he tried to extort more than $20m (£15m) from Nike, threatening to use his profile to inflict reputational harm on the firm. | Prosecutors says he tried to extort more than $20m (£15m) from Nike, threatening to use his profile to inflict reputational harm on the firm. |
| A frequent guest on TV news and talk shows, Mr Avenatti emerged as a fierce critic of President Trump. | A frequent guest on TV news and talk shows, Mr Avenatti emerged as a fierce critic of President Trump. |
| At one point he said he was considering running for president himself. | |
| Prosecutors in New York announced the charges relating to the alleged attempt to extort money from Nike on Monday. | |
| In a separate case in Los Angeles Mr Avenatti, 48, has been charged with embezzling money from a client and defrauding a bank through fake tax returns. | |
| Mr Avenatti is representing Stormy Daniels, who is suing the president to get out of a non-disclosure agreement she signed before the 2016 election regarding an affair she said he had with Mr Trump in 2006. |