Prospective jurors will be asked whether they’ve seen Girardi’s estranged wife, Erika Jayne, on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday in the trial of disbarred attorney Tom Girardi, the once-high-powered litigator who faces federal criminal charges for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars in settlement funds from his clients.Girardi, 85, a former plaintiff’s lawyer and ex-owner of the law firm Girardi Keese, is accused of engaging in a scheme to defraud the now-defunct firm’s former clients by stealing about $15 million of their settlement money and lying about it.
A questionnaire also asks if the potential jurors have any opinions about the allegations against Girardi. Earlier this year, after several days of hearings, Girardi was found competent to stand trial despite his claim that he has Alzheimer’s disease and is incapable of assisting with his defense. He is free on $250,000 bond and lives in the secured memory ward of an Orange County nursing home.
Jayne filed for divorce from Girardi in 2020 after a 21-year marriage. Following the split, the couple listed their Pasadena home for sale at a price of $13 million. Jayne has not been charged in the case against her husband.Pax Jolie-Pitt often rode electric bike around L.A. without helmet, getting into ‘accidents,’ before head injury: report
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