Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted in Los Angeles of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from clients, including several with severe physical injuries and families of people killed in accidents.
FILE - Attorney Tom Girardi smiles outside the Los Angeles courthouse, July 9, 2014. Disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi
After a 13-day trial and less than a full day of deliberations, the federal jury in Los Angeles found the 85-year-old Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud.Girardi is the estranged husband of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne and appeared on the show himself dozens of times between 2015 and 2020.
Prosecutors played jurors voicemails in which Girardi gave a litany of false reasons why money that a court had awarded could not be paid, including tax and debt obligations and judge authorizations. He frequently told them, “Don't be mad at me.” But prosecutors contended that Girardi was exaggerating his symptoms, and a judge ruled that he was competent for trial.
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