SDNY News Clips, Thursday, January 30, 2020

SDNY News Clips, Thursday, January 30, 2020 SDNY News Clips Thursday, January 30, 2020 Contents Public Corruption 2 Avenatti 2 Epstein 4 Pamas 8 Terrorism and International Narcotics 9 Virgil Griffith 9 White Plains 10 Grogg 10 Matters of Interest 11 Weinstein 11 Bolton 14 1 EFTA00095967 SDNY News Clips, Thursday, January 30, 2020 Public Corruption Avenatti Avenatti didn't care about ruining teens' lives in Nike case, lawyer says NY Post By Ruth Weissmann 1/30/2020 Lightning-rod lawyer Michael Avenatti was allegedly so hellbent on extorting an eight-figure sum from Nike that he didn't care who got hurt - including teenage basketball players, a witness testified Thursday. In his second day of testimony in Manhattan federal court, Nike attorney Scott Wilson recounted the "Twilight Zone" meetings in which Avenatti allegedly tried to extort the company for $20 million under threat of exposing purported corruption in youth basketball linked to the athl