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The demonstration achieved its first goal quickly, tying up Seattle’s downtown and making it impossible for WTO delegates to get into the conference.

Seattle’s Gabby Williams set the tone early with six steals in the first half.

Later it will follow the team to Seattle, then perhaps Philadelphia or Atlanta.

Avenatti pleaded guilty in June 2022 to four counts of wire fraud for stealing money from clients and one count of obstructing collection of payroll taxes from his Seattle coffee business, which is now defunct.

Meanwhile other protests broke out across the country, with thousands involved in several cities, including Las Vegas, San Antonio, New York, Seattle and Spokane.