Tom Girardi, the disgraced powerhouse lawyer identified for his marriage to “The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, has been discovered responsible of embezzling greater than $15 million from former purchasers.
A federal jury issued the decision Tuesday in Los Angeles, the place the famed lawyer stood trial for working a fraud scheme between 2010 and 2020 … by which he pilfered thousands and thousands from settlement funds from a number of purchasers. Girardi was discovered responsible on 4 counts of wire fraud.
Girardi’s protection lawyer, Charles Snyder, painted a unique image for the jury … claiming others at TG’s now-defunct regulation agency Girardi Keese — which represented plaintiffs in a number of high-profile circumstances, together with the one in opposition to Pacific Gasoline & Electrical Co. dramatized within the movie “Erin Brockovich” — stole the funds as Girardi’s psychological well being declined.
Girardi has been battling dementia lately … however was deemed match to face trial on this case. He even claimed in his testimony that “each consumer obtained each penny that each consumer was alleged to get.”
Nonetheless, the jury was fast to facet with the prosecution … as they first started their deliberations on Monday, earlier than returning their verdict lower than a day later.
Whereas Girardi’s estranged spouse has been tied to the scandal because it first broke in December 2020 amid allegations a few of the cash embezzled went to finance her leisure profession, she was not charged within the case. Jayne filed for divorce in 2021, however she and Girardi have but to finalize their break up.
We’re certain extra developments are to return … so, keep tuned.
