The jury found Avenatti guilty on all three counts: extortion, wire fraud, and transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort. He faces more than 25 years in prison when he's sentenced June 17. The first witness in the roughly two-week trial was Scott Wilson, a former member of Nike's outside counsel. Wilson said Avenatti threatened to hold a press conference and unleash a torrent of bad publicity on Nike if the company didn't pony up $25 million to conduct an internal probe into its alleged payments to youth players. "I'm not fucking around with this, and I'm not continuing to play games," Avenatti said in call with a Nike lawyer which was recorded by law enforcement, adding, "A few million dollars doesn't move the needle for me." Wilson warned Avenatti that his accusations, if made public, could ruin the careers of the young players on Franklin's team. According to Wilson's testimony, Avenatti replied, "I don't give a fuck about these kids." Avenatti still faces two other pending criminal cases in New York and California, in which he's charged with stealing money from several of his clients-including Daniels, who claims he swiped $300,000 from her book advance.
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