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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:20 am Post subject: Attorney Michael Avenatti arrested and charged with extortion
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Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been arrested on charges related to an alleged $20 million extortion of the athletic apparel company Nike, federal authorities said Monday.
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:21 am Post subject:
he was arrested less than an hour after tweeting...
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Michael Avenatti Verified account
@MichaelAvenatti
Tmrw at 11 am ET, we will be holding a press conference to disclose a major high school/college basketball scandal perpetrated by @Nike that we have uncovered. This criminal conduct reaches the highest levels of Nike and involves some of the biggest names in college basketball.
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:26 am Post subject:
I'm not a fan of Avenatti but people really have it out for him. First the false allegations of abuse now this. _________________ Don't let perfect be the enemy of good
The guy has been spiraling out of control for a minute now. Maybe hitting rock bottom with some jail time will help him tear down and rebuild his foundations rather than having him flail at quick fix schemes.
Or maybe he'll quadruple down on the scams. We'll see. _________________ Under New Management
why are they airing these quotes and timeline in public? Trying the case in public is suspect
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President Donald Trump last year suggested to acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, take charge of an ongoing criminal investigating into hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, The New York Times reports.
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The guy has been spiraling out of control for a minute now. Maybe hitting rock bottom with some jail time will help him tear down and rebuild his foundations rather than having him flail at quick fix schemes.
Or maybe he'll quadruple down on the scams. We'll see.
my guess is he has nothing to build a foundation on. He seems like a complete narcissistic snake. _________________ (bleep) Kawhi
Things seem to be getting a bit Stormy for Mike... _________________ I'm On point, On task, On message, and Off drugs. A Streetwise Smart Bomb, Out of rehab and In denial. Over the Top, On the edge, Under the Radar, and In Control. Behind the 8 ball, Ahead of the Curve and I've got a Love Child who sends me Hate mail.
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:01 pm Post subject:
in my opinion, it appears he caught a little fame and could not accept his 15 minutes were up......he has been chasing the opportunity for camera time ever since, and in the mean time it appears he has made some very poor illegal decisions to try to put on a front. Lying to your client, and using their lawsuit settlement money for personal expenses is pretty egregious for an attorney. If true, his days as an attorney are over.
I know it is not apples to apples, and I do not want my comment to appear "political".....but the guy was on TV countless times demanding someone turn over their tax returns, and dude has not filed or paid taxes in years! That takes something....not sure what....but something to do that. It was a couple months ago his landlord made it public he has been trying to remove his law firm for a year because he has not paid the lease. It appears he is broke....and with the debt probably has a significant negative net worth.
That would make sense. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:41 pm Post subject:
ocho wrote:
Can we be done with this guy already?
Yeah. I appreciate Stormy's story, but man did he take that exposure and run in all kinds of bad directions. And if you go after the sitting president, you best mot leave yourself exposed to criminal charges for his handpicked henchmen. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
Yep. Attorneys reputations mean something to some jurors. I don't think this exposure will help Jussie. Association brings on assimilation _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:25 am Post subject:
Maybe when people were saying Avenatti 2020 they meant 20 he'll get 20 years in '20 . . . _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:46 am Post subject:
You'd think such a hot shot lawyer would be smarter than this _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:19 am Post subject:
After the Smollett decision I'm going into a wait and see mode. Avenatti pleaded not guilty. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Joined: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 12192 Location: Bay Area
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:53 am Post subject:
jodeke wrote:
After the Smollett decision I'm going into a wait and see mode. Avenatti pleaded not guilty.
Is it your position that Smollet didn't fabricate a false attack and was unjustly arrested? I take it you also believe that Donald Trump has been exonerated, then?
After the Smollett decision I'm going into a wait and see mode. Avenatti pleaded not guilty.
Is it your position that Smollet didn't fabricate a false attack and was unjustly arrested? I take it you also believe that Donald Trump has been exonerated, then?
I think his point, which is valid IMO, is it is often best to wait and see all of the evidence before rendering judgment. Doesn't mean you can't have an opinion one way or the other, but that is different than saying guilty or innocent.
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