Michael Avenatti will be sentenced in May for his conviction on charges of trying to extort US$25 million from Nike, a judge said Monday.
Judge Paul G. Gardephe in Manhattan set the May 7 date for the once fast-rising lawyer known for combative online clashes with President Donald Trump while he represented Stormy Daniels. If it occurs then, it will be more than a year since Avenatti was first set to be sentenced.
Avenatti was convicted early last year of threatening to damage Nike’s reputation if he wasn’t paid millions of dollars.
Later this year, he faces two fraud trials in Los Angeles, where prosecutors say he cheated clients of millions of dollars. He also faces a trial in New York next year on charges he cheated the porn star Daniels of $300,000 in book proceeds.
Free on bail, he has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
