Michael Avenatti to Face Charges in New York for Extortion

Attorney and prominent Trump opponent Michael Avenatti will be charged for attempting to extract more than $20 million in payments from Nike by threatening to use his ability to garner publicity to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on the company if his demands were not met, according to federal prosecutors in New York. 

A spokesperson for the FBI confirms that attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested by FBI agents at approximately 12:30 p.m. Monday inside a building in midtown Manhattan.

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