Appeals court delivers major blow to Michael Avenatti's efforts to reduce jail sentence
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Embattled lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to prominence during the Trump presidency, was dealt a major legal blow Wednesday in the case involving his attempted extortion of Nike.
"Avenatti’s sufficiency challenge to the extortion counts of conviction fails because the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, permitted a reasonable jury to conclude that he had no claim of right to a personal payment from Nike, let alone to a $15-25 million payment," the Wednesday opinion stated. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Avenatti advances several arguments in urging a contrary conclusion," it added. "None persuades."
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