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| Michael Avenatti, ex-lawyer for Stormy Daniels, arrested on extortion charges | Michael Avenatti, ex-lawyer for Stormy Daniels, arrested on extortion charges |
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| Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for Stormy Daniels, has been indicted on extortion charges and arrested. | Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for Stormy Daniels, has been indicted on extortion charges and arrested. |
| According to a criminal complaint filed by federal authorities in New York, Avenatti was charged with attempting to extort millions of dollars out of Nike by threatening to release damaging information about the company. It did not meet his demands. | According to a criminal complaint filed by federal authorities in New York, Avenatti was charged with attempting to extort millions of dollars out of Nike by threatening to release damaging information about the company. It did not meet his demands. |
| He has been also been charged with wire and bank fraud in a separate case in Los Angeles. | |
| Daniels, whose birth name is Stephanie Clifford, is an actor in and director of adult films who claims to have had a sexual liaison with Donald Trump, years before he was president. | Daniels, whose birth name is Stephanie Clifford, is an actor in and director of adult films who claims to have had a sexual liaison with Donald Trump, years before he was president. |
| Avenatti rose to national prominence while representing her, and briefly flirted with a run for the Democratic presidential nomination. | Avenatti rose to national prominence while representing her, and briefly flirted with a run for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
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