Potential POTUS Candidate Appeal Denied
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CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/politics/michael-avenatti-supreme-court/index.html
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an appeal from disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti, who argued that his extortion conviction was based on a vague anti-corruption law that shouldn’t apply to lawyers making settlement demands.
Best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Avenatti was sentenced to a 30-month prison sentence in 2021 for demanding that Nike pay him more than $20 million to avoid going public with allegations of a scandal involving illicit payments to amateur basketball players.
Avenatti, who has since been sentenced to additional prison time for other crimes, told the Supreme Court that his conviction for “honest services fraud” should be tossed because the crime is vague, particularly when it’s applied to non-public officials. The crime can be charged against private individuals who have a fiduciary responsibility to clients, for instance.
Also CNN: https://grabien.com/story.php?id=342257
