The verdict brings to a close a weeks long trial marking the lowest point for Girardi, once a legal titan but now a disgraced attorney
A federal court jury in Los Angeles on Tuesday found Tom Girardi, once a legal titan and now a disgraced former attorney, guilty of wire fraud for embezzling more than $15 million from clients.
After Girardi negotiated a $53-million settlement for the family, Ruigomez and his mother detailed late payments and excuses piling up. An IRS agent later testified that some of the Ruigomez settlement funds went to compensate other Girardi clients whose settlements he had previously misappropriated. In voicemails and letters presented in court, Girardi repeated the same refrain to frustrated clients asking for the money they were owed: 'Don't be mad at me.
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