Former Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti was found guilty of trying to extort Nike.
A jury in a New York federal court determined that Avenatti, 48, was guilty of three charges on Friday: transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort, attempted extortion, and honest services wire fraud.
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