SDNY News Clips, Friday, August 16, 2019

SDNY News Clips, Friday, August 16, 2019 SDNY News Clips Friday, August 16, 2019 Contents Public Corruption 2 Avenatti 2 Epstein 5 Complex Frauds and Cybercrime 12 Panama Papers 12 Goldstein 14 Violent and Organized Crime 15 Hemandez 15 Terrorism and International Narcotics 16 Akasha 16 Matters of Interest 19 Trial-Heavy Fall Will Test FCPA Unit, Shape Law 19 I Tried to Tell the World About the MCC. No One Wanted to Listen. 22 1 EFTA00078282 SDNY News Clips, Friday, August 16, 2019 Public Corruption Avenatti Avenatti Says Nike Agreed To Pay Zion Williamson $35K Law 360 By Zachary Zagger 8/15/19 Embattled attorney Michael Avenatti referenced alleged texts between Nike executives discussing an illicit $35,000 payment to eventual NBA No. I draft pick Zion Williamson before he committed to Duke University, in a motion filed late Wednesday seeking to escape federal criminal charges alleging he attempted to extort the shoe company. Avenatti told