Avenatti jailed in isolated unit that held El Chapo. It’s ‘for his own safety,’ warden says.

NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, whose rearrest last week capped a stunning downfall for the pugnacious lawyer and onetime presidential aspirant, is being held in an isolated unit of Manhattan’s federal detention center “for his own safety” ahead of his trial on extortion charges, the facility’s warden said Tuesday. The statement by Metropolitan Correctional Center […]