David Bridges
Tom Girardi, the disgraced powerhouse legal professional 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 shoppers.
A federal jury issued the decision Tuesday in Los Angeles, the place the famed lawyer stood trial for operating a fraud scheme between 2010 and 2020 … by which he pilfered tens of millions from settlement funds from a number of shoppers. Girardi was discovered responsible on 4 counts of wire fraud.
Girardi’s protection legal professional, Charles Snyder, painted a special 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 Fuel & Electrical Co. dramatized within the movie “Erin Brockovich” — stole the funds as Girardi’s psychological well being declined.
Girardi has been battling dementia in recent times … 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 speculated to get.”
Nonetheless, the jury was fast to aspect 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 cut up.
We’re positive extra developments are to come back … so, keep tuned.
Sophie Langley
