NEW YORK -- Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing a porn star in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for attempting to extort up to $25 million from Nike and defrauding his client. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe in New ...

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that ...

Michael Avenatti‘s legal team has plans to subpoena papers from Nike in Avenatti’s upcoming extortion case. Avenatti announced plans earlier this year to hold a news conference to present a case he ...

Lawyer Michael Avenatti has been found guilty on all counts in an extortion case involving him and Nike. Prosecutors said the lawyer threatened to publicly accuse athletic apparel maker Nike of ...

NEW YORK -- Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels. District Judge Jesse ...