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Dec. 23, 2021

Avenatti says he is ready to talk about the Nike extortion case

The disgraced lawyer says he will give a deposition in a lawsuit against Mark Geragos, who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Nike scheme.

For the first time, suspended attorney Michael Avenatti says he will reveal details about the $25 million extortion scheme he was convicted of committing against Nike Inc., when he sits for a deposition next week in a civil lawsuit brought against his unindicted co-conspirator, Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos.

Avenatti's New York attorney, Benjamin Silverman, sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe, who presides ove...

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