FILE PHOTO: Attorney Michael Avenatti exits the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK: The government's star witness in Michael Avenatti's extortion trial conceded on Friday he wanted to expose Nike Inc's alleged illegal payments to college basketball recruits long before he hired the celebrity lawyer.
He hired Avenatti after Nike stopped sponsoring California Supreme, the executives rebuffed his entreaties and Slusher referred him to the Beaverton, Oregon-based company's law firm. Avenatti is charged with shaking down Nike by threatening to expose its alleged misconduct unless the company hired him and celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos for US$15 million to US$25 million to conduct an internal probe, and pay Franklin US$1.5 million.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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