NYC: Michael Avenatti Arraignment by Gabriele Holtermann Gorden
Today, Michael Avenatti was arrested and charged with extortion charges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
According to court papers filed on Monday by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, he's accused of trying to extort $20 million of Nike.
He was released on a $300,000 bail and had to turn in his passport. In a brief statement addressing the media, he was adamant that he would be fully exonerated after all the evidence was laid bare.
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