Avenatti Wants Jail Term Limited to Six Months in Nike Case
- Celebrity lawyer says he spent five weeks in solitary already
- Avenatti was convicted of trying to extort millions from Nike
Michael Avenatti
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Convicted lawyer Michael Avenatti told a New York judge he should be sentenced to no more than six months behind bars for trying to extort $25 million from Nike Inc., arguing he’d already been severely punished through unjustified stints in solitary confinement before his trial.
Avenatti, who gained a national profile while representing the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, said in a June 9 sentencing submission that he should get credit for spending nearly five weeks alone in a cell under “inhumane” conditions.