By Brendan Pierson
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled a brand new fraud cost towards lawyer Michael Avenatti, accusing him of mendacity to a shopper as a part of his alleged effort to extort Nike Inc NKE.N.
The prosecutors additionally dropped two counts of conspiracy towards Avenatti from the case, which was first made public in March, based on a superseding indictment filed in federal court docket in Manhattan.
“I’m extraordinarily happy that the 2 counts alleging I engaged in a conspiracy towards Nike have simply been dismissed by Trump’s DOJ,” Avenatti wrote on Twitter, referring to the U.S. Division of Justice underneath President Donald Trump.
“I anticipate to be absolutely exonerated when it’s all mentioned and executed.”
Avenatti didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Avenatti, 48, grew to become well-known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels, whose actual identify is…