{"id":2254578,"date":"2024-05-28T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-hands-disgraced-attorney-michael-avenatti-a-painful-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T19:30:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T23:30:28","slug":"supreme-court-hands-disgraced-attorney-michael-avenatti-a-painful-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-hands-disgraced-attorney-michael-avenatti-a-painful-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Deals Blow to Disgraced Lawyer Avenatti"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-hands-disgraced-attorney-michael-avenatti-a-painful-loss%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Supreme Court\u2062 rejected former attorney Michael Avenatti&#8217;s appeal to overturn his 2020\u2063 Nike \u2064extortion conviction. Avenatti, once a Democratic presidential candidate,\u2063 faced this final setback,\u200d with the Supreme Court upholding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-supreme-court-backs-teacher-ousted-for-rejecting-trans-policies\/\" title=\"Virginia Supreme Court Backs Teacher Ousted for Rejecting Trans Policies\">lower court&#8217;<\/a>s ruling. His legal troubles will continue as he \u200bserves \u200dhis sentence and \u200dfaces additional prison time\u2062 for defrauding clients. The appeal by former attorney Michael Avenatti to\u2063 overturn his 2020 Nike extortion conviction was denied by the U.S.\u200b Supreme Court. Despite his past as a Democratic presidential candidate, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court&#8217;s decision. \u2062Avenatti will serve his sentence and \u200dmay face more prison time for defrauding clients, extending his legal challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 28, 2024 at 1:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from former attorney Michael Avenatti on Tuesday as his final attempt to overturn his 2020 Nike extortion conviction fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-michael-avenatti-goes-from-media-darling-to-criminal-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The disgraced former establishment media mainstay<\/a>, once floated Democratic Party candidate for president, had already lost an appeal of the conviction when a lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-did-not-see-fraud-because-he-refused-to-look\/\" title=\"Bill Barr Did Not See Fraud Because He Refused To Look\">court ruled<\/a> justice was carried out when Avenatti was sentenced to spend two and a half years in prison for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michael-avenatti-breaks-weeps-sentenced-botched-attempt-extort-nike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The one-time attorney to former adult film actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-merchan-refuses-let-trump-fire-back-stormy-daniels-testimony-wont-modify-gag-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stormy Daniels<\/a> took the case to Washington, but eight of the Supreme Court\u2019s nine justices decided to leave the conviction in place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court\/supreme-court-rejects-lawyer-michael-avenattis-appeal-nike-fraud-case-rcna154241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported Associate Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-misinformation-kavanaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> was not part of the decision and did not participate in the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Kavanaugh was notably targeted by accusations of sexual impropriety during his confirmation process, and Avenatti represented one of his accusers.<\/p>\n<p>None of the accusations had merit, and Avenatti at one point during the public hearings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/justice-department\/new-questions-raised-about-avenatti-claims-regarding-kavanaugh-n924596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defended contradictory statements<\/a> about the allegations against Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n<p>Avenatti will serve out his sentence in the Nike extortion and fraud case and must then serve more than a decade in prison after a court ruled in 2022 that he stole millions from clients and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/convicted-avenatti-found-guilty-time-stormy-daniels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defrauded Daniels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, a high school basketball coach represented by Avenatti alleged Nike was paying youth athletes illegally.<\/p>\n<p>In financial trouble at the time, Avenatti demanded Nike pay his client a sum of $1.5 million and himself $22.5 million in order to put him on retainer and keep the allegations quiet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was the Supreme Court ruling right?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When discussing holding a news conference about the allegations on the eve of a Nike earrings call, Avenatti told company executives he would refrain from doing so if he was paid to stay quiet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-weaponized-doj-targets-pro-life-activists-new-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the U.S. Justice Department<\/a> said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/michael-avenatti-sentenced-over-two-years-prison-attempting-extort-nike-and-defrauding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Avenatti denied he attempted to defraud and extort the company, but a jury convicted him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Avenatti used illegal and extortionate threats and betrayed one of his clients for the purpose of seeking to obtain millions of dollars for himself,\u201d Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said when the scheme unraveled and he was sentenced to prison.<\/p>\n<p>Strauss added, \u201cNot only did Avenatti attempt to weaponize his law license and celebrity to seek to extort payments for himself, he also defrauded his own client.\u00a0Avenatti will now serve substantial time in prison for his criminal conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to the 2020 election, Avenatti was not only representing Daniels but was also a frequent political guest on CNN and other networks. He was often brought in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-roasted-as-attempt-to-walk-back-her-israel-hospital-accusation-makes-things-even-worse\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar's Israel Hospital Accusation Backpedal Backfires\">make inflammatory statements<\/a> about then-president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/avenatti-said-absolutely-beat-trump-2020-now-looking-400-year-prison-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By mid-2019 Avenatti said he was considering running against Trump in 2020, and his potential candidacy was pushed heavily by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/07\/05\/politics\/michael-avenatti-donald-trump-2020\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, his legal woes sent him to a prison cell and not the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/bill-dagostino\/2019\/04\/11\/update-tv-news-hosted-michael-avenatti-254-times-one-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsbusters<\/a> reported, following Avenatti\u2019s legal troubles, that he made 254 broadcast, cable news, and late-night appearances in a single year. More than 120 of those appearances were on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anyone-trust-cnns-reliable-sources-avenatti-saga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone cut your monthly income by 90%. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent ruling on May 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Michael Avenatti&#8217;s appeal, solidifying his 2020 Nike extortion conviction. 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