My skim of the complaint suggests that Geragos had the contacts at Nike and basically brokered the meeting - probably for a cut, if a deal happened. Then when the federales came asking questions, he didn't hold back on anything in exchange for immunity of some sort.*
Seems to me, the key was when the feds prompted the Nike attorneys to confirm that the 2 deals were tied together. If Avenatti had been willing to settle his "client's" case for whatever, then SEPARATELY discuss engagement on the larger problem... I'm not sure there would've been a problem with that.
Well. There's still the moral problem, as opposed to ethical.
* I would be... interested ... if some dirt on Geragos came out, that he'd been dirty like that on other cases. I do tend to think he's sophisticated enough to avoid that kind of stuff, though.
So his bid for the White House he talked about a little while back is probably not going to happen then?
My prediction: "They are so afraid of me that they're willing to concoct federal charges to shut me up."
And parts of the internet will believe him.
Page 4, paragraph 8:
So he is channeling Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
I am laughing hysterically. Can you imagine Trump’s family dinner tonight?
OG shakedown artists.So he is channeling Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Geragos will just get loud and pound on a desk and make it all go away.
Ironic that he will be better represented than his clients.
Wonder if his public defender will do the media circuit?