Tom Girardi, ex-husband of RHOBH star Erika Jayne deemed competent to stand trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Tom Girardi, ex-husband of RHOBH star Erika Jayne deemed competent to stand trial

Daily Mail  

Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, ex-husband of RHOBH star Erika Jayne, has been cleared to stand trial for allegedly embezzling $18 million dollars from clients, including victims of the Lion Air crash. Dr. Diane Goldstein, a court-appointed psychologist, evaluated the 84-year-old Girardi and confirmed that he was mentally competent to face the judge at his August 3 federal trial despite an earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis. The sham attorney, who co-founded the now-bankrupt Girardi & Keese, was featured on the Bravo reality show, 'Real Housewives of Bevery Hills,' alongside 51-year-old Jayne, his third wife. He was indicted on five counts of wire fraud, and was also charged in a second criminal case, filed in Chicago, where he faces eight additional wire fraud counts He was featured on the Bravo reality show, 'Real Housewives of Bevery Hills,' who Erika Jayne, 51, Girardi's third wife Girardi was indicted on five counts of wire fraud in February.

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Former Real Housewives husband Tom Girardi found guilty of embezzling more than $15m
4 months, 1 week ago

Former Real Housewives husband Tom Girardi found guilty of embezzling more than $15m

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disgraced former Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been convicted …

'Real Housewives' Husband Tom Girardi Finally Goes To Trial
5 months ago

'Real Housewives' Husband Tom Girardi Finally Goes To Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Subscribe to HuffPost’s true crime newsletter, Suspicious Circumstances, to get captivating cases, unsolved mysteries and courtroom drama delivered straight to your inbox every week. When Erika Jayne Girardi first joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in 2015, she shocked even her affluent castmates with her ostentatious displays of wealth, including a palatial mansion, private jet, extravagant …

Tom Girardi used client money to fund his wife’s entertainment career, prosecutors say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tom Girardi used client money to fund his wife’s entertainment career, prosecutors say

LA Times  

Six weeks before Tom Girardi’s criminal trial in Los Angeles is scheduled to begin, federal prosecutors revealed that they intend to introduce key evidence: that the disgraced former attorney allegedly spent more than $25 million of client and law firm money on the career of his reality TV star wife. In a court filing Friday, prosecutors said they plan to …

Girardi judge cites calls with Erika Jayne, ugly sweater in competency ruling
1 year ago

Girardi judge cites calls with Erika Jayne, ugly sweater in competency ruling

LA Times  

The judge who found Tom Girardi competent to stand trial saw evidence he was faking memory problems in his relationship with his reality star wife and in the shabby cardigan the normally dapper man wore for mental exams. Judge Josephine Staton wrote that the disgraced former attorney met the legal standard to face wire fraud charges stemming from what prosecutors …

Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, 84, is deemed fit to stand trial for stealing $18M from clients despite Alzheimer's diagnosis - paving way of ex of RHOBH star Erika Jayne to face jury this year
1 year ago

Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, 84, is deemed fit to stand trial for stealing $18M from clients despite Alzheimer's diagnosis - paving way of ex of RHOBH star Erika Jayne to face jury this year

Daily Mail  

Disgraced attorney Tom Girardi - the estranged husband of RHOBH star Erika Jayne - has been cleared to stand trial for allegedly embezzling $18 million from clients, including victims of the Lion Air crash. U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton declared Girardi, 84, was 'competent to stand trial', despite his Alzheimer's diagnosis. He was indicted on five counts of wire …

Tom Girardi declared competent to stand trial
1 year ago

Tom Girardi declared competent to stand trial

LA Times  

A federal judge in Los Angeles has found Tom Girardi competent to stand trial, paving the way for the disgraced former lawyer to go before a jury this year and answer charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients as part of a decades-long fraud scheme. The decision was announced Tuesday in a brief notation on the …

Tom Girardi curses at prosecutor as judge weighs the ex-attorney’s competency to stand trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Tom Girardi curses at prosecutor as judge weighs the ex-attorney’s competency to stand trial

LA Times  

Tom Girardi, center, arrives at court in February after being indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling $18 million from clients. “Did Mr. Girardi have difficulty remembering his children’s names?” asked Harbaugh, of the federal public defender’s office. On cross-examination, the prosecutor, Moghaddas, asked why Wood hadn’t sought to interview Girardi’s wife, Erika, whom he described as “quite …

Erika-Jayne, 51, linked to recently arrested lawyer
1 year, 7 months ago

Erika-Jayne, 51, linked to recently arrested lawyer

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne could be moving on from disgraced estranged husband Tom Girardi as she stepped out with recently-arrested lawyer Jim Wilkes II in Las Vegas on Sunday. The RHOBH star, 51, whose former lawyer ex Girardi, 83, was recently indicted for allegedly stealing $18million from clients, stepped out at Caesar's Palace with Wilkes, 72, who is facing criminal charges after …

Erika-Jayne's husband Tom Girardi gave $1m in gifts and payments to State Bar investigator
1 year, 9 months ago

Erika-Jayne's husband Tom Girardi gave $1m in gifts and payments to State Bar investigator

Daily Mail  

Erika-Jayne's estranged husband Tom Girardi gave more than $1million in gifts and payments to a State Bar of California investigator and his wife, according to newly-released reports. Then-State Bar investigator Tom Layton, his wife, Rose, and a business entity they ran together received over $600,000 in payments from Girardi's law firm, Girardi Keese, during Layton's employment. Erika-Jayne's estranged husband Tom …

Tom Girardi makes a rare sighting in Los Angeles after his indictment for stealing $18M from clients
1 year, 11 months ago

Tom Girardi makes a rare sighting in Los Angeles after his indictment for stealing $18M from clients

Daily Mail  

Tom Girardi was seen during a rare public outing after his recent indictment for stealing $18million from clients, including the grieving families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. Legal woes: Tom Girardi was seen during a rare public outing after his recent indictment for stealing $18million from clients, including the grieving families of victims of the 2018 Lion …

Tom Girardi’s dementia diagnosis likely to be battleground in criminal case
1 year, 11 months ago

Tom Girardi’s dementia diagnosis likely to be battleground in criminal case

LA Times  

Tom Girardi is expected to wake Monday morning in the memory care unit of an Orange County assisted living facility. Martin Estrada alluded to that when announcing the L.A. indictment on Wednesday, saying of reports about Girardi’s mental decline: “Competency has not been evaluated by a federal criminal court.” Girardi’s legal team first introduced the idea that he was too …

Husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne is indicted for fraud
1 year, 11 months ago

Husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne is indicted for fraud

Daily Mail  

Tom Girardi, the disgraced lawyer husband of Real Housewives star Erika Jayne, has been indicted for allegedly stealing $18million from clients including the grieving families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. Alzheimer's-ridden Girardi, 83, has been indicted on multiple counts of fraud Tom Girardi, the disgraced lawyer husband of Real Housewives star Erika Jayne, has been indicted for …

Tom Girardi, disgraced L.A. lawyer and ‘Real Housewives’ spouse, indicted on fraud charges
1 year, 11 months ago

Tom Girardi, disgraced L.A. lawyer and ‘Real Housewives’ spouse, indicted on fraud charges

LA Times  

Tom Girardi, the once-vaunted Los Angeles trial attorney, has been indicted by federal grand juries in two states on fraud charges for allegedly swindling more than $18 million from clients who had endured severe injuries or tragic deaths of loved ones, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Kamon, who was previously charged in what authorities described as a “side fraud” within Girardi’s law …

Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show
2 years, 2 months ago

Tom Girardi faced more than 150 complaints before State Bar took action, records show

LA Times  

The State Bar of California received 205 complaints against Los Angeles legal legend Tom Girardi alleging he misappropriated settlement money, abandoned clients and committed other serious ethical violations over the course of his four-decade career, the agency disclosed Thursday in response to a lawsuit brought by The Times. We can never allow something like this to happen again.” Complaints to …

Prominent retired justice returns gifts from disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi, her ex-boyfriend
2 years, 4 months ago

Prominent retired justice returns gifts from disgraced lawyer Tom Girardi, her ex-boyfriend

LA Times  

A retired California appellate justice who carried on a four-year affair with Tom Girardi has returned numerous gifts from the now-disgraced lawyer to a bankruptcy trustee, an attorney for the former justice said. An attorney for Bigelow said that her romance with Girardi had concluded by then, and that she could find no record of having cashed that check or …

Erika Jayne goes makeup-free taking dog to fancy Beverly Grove groomers
2 years, 5 months ago

Erika Jayne goes makeup-free taking dog to fancy Beverly Grove groomers

Daily Mail  

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne was seen taking her pooch TIago to a fancy groomers weeks after being slapped with a $50 million racketeering lawsuit. : Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne was seen taking her pooch TIago to a fancy groomers weeks after being slapped with a $50 million racketeering lawsuit Her outing comes …

‘Shocking’ Tom Girardi scandal shows need for legal reforms, California chief justice says
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Shocking’ Tom Girardi scandal shows need for legal reforms, California chief justice says

LA Times  

As an attorney, Tom Girardi paid well-regarded private judges as much as $1,500 an hour to help him administer mass tort cases involving thousands of clients. The private judging industry needs stronger oversight, California’s chief justice said, following a Times report last week on the role for-hire judges played in Los Angeles attorney Tom Girardi’s suspected swindling of clients out …

Erika Jayne 'relieved' after turning in $750K diamond earrings
2 years, 6 months ago

Erika Jayne 'relieved' after turning in $750K diamond earrings

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne was ordered last month to turn in a pair of $750k diamond earrings a court determined were purchased with money stolen by her estranged husband Tom Girardi. The latest: Erika Jayne is 'relieved' after turning in a pair of $750K diamond earrings a court determined were purchased with money stolen by her estranged husband Tom Girardi; She was …

RHOBH star Erika Jayne talks struggles with dating after 20 year marriage to Tom Girardi
2 years, 6 months ago

RHOBH star Erika Jayne talks struggles with dating after 20 year marriage to Tom Girardi

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne announced her separation from estranged husband Tom Girardi in November 2020 after more than 20 years of marriage. 'It's hard because I don't think people really know what to expect,' Jayne, 50, told show host Justin Sylvester, before sharing about one of her nightmare dating fears. Open book: Erika Jayne, 50, shared about her love life, following her …

Erika Jayne says 'there's a chance' victims of Tom Girardi's 'embezzlement scheme' could be 'LYING'
2 years, 7 months ago

Erika Jayne says 'there's a chance' victims of Tom Girardi's 'embezzlement scheme' could be 'LYING'

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne appeared to suggest that the 'victims' of her ex husband Tom Girardi's alleged embezzlement scheme could be lying about not receiving their settlement funds. Speculation: Erika Jayne appeared to suggest that the 'victims' of her ex husband Tom Girardi's alleged embezzlement scheme could be lying about not receiving their settlement funds. Teaser: In a preview for Wednesday's episode …

Erika Jayne not 'off the hook' in embezzlement lawsuit against ex Tom Girardi
2 years, 11 months ago

Erika Jayne not 'off the hook' in embezzlement lawsuit against ex Tom Girardi

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne got a brief reprieve from the ongoing embezzlement case against her and her estranged husband Tom Girardi when she was dismissed from the Illinois-based suit last week. Still in hot water: Erika Jayne is 'not off the hook' in the embezzlement case against her and estranged husband Tom Girardi, the attorney for the plaintiff said on social media …

They wrote the story that rocked ‘Real Housewives.’ And they still have questions
3 years, 2 months ago

They wrote the story that rocked ‘Real Housewives.’ And they still have questions

LA Times  

Read our coverage of Tom and Erika Girardi and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” here. This season, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” turned in one of its most compelling storylines in years: Cast member Erika Girardi filing for divorce from husband Tom Girardi in the midst of filming, just as the powerful attorney and Democratic political donor — …

The Saga of Erika Girardi
3 years, 2 months ago

The Saga of Erika Girardi

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Erika and Tom Girardi’s Pasadena mansion Erika Girardi joined The Real …

Tom Girardi claims Erika Jayne DID know about embezzlement scandal
3 years, 3 months ago

Tom Girardi claims Erika Jayne DID know about embezzlement scandal

Daily Mail  

Tom Girardi has claimed that he believes estranged wife Erika Jayne did know about his embezzlement scandal despite her previously denying any wrongdoing. Very interesting: Tom Girardi was seen leaving lunch at an upscale restaurant in LA when he said that estranged wife Erika Jayne did know about the embezzlement scandal despite her previously denying any wrongdoing Tom - who …

Erika Jayne ditches glam look amid embezzlement scandal
3 years, 3 months ago

Erika Jayne ditches glam look amid embezzlement scandal

Daily Mail  

She famously admitted to spending a staggering $40,000 a month to keep up her appearance with a fully paid 'glam squad.' But these days, Erika Jayne appears to be pinching the pennies as she goes for a more natural look, amid her estranged husband's embezzlement scandal and bankruptcy woes. Off-duty: Erika Jayne ditches her glam look with messy blonde hair …

Erika Jayne goes for a workout amid Tom Girardi embezzlement and bankruptcy woes
3 years, 4 months ago

Erika Jayne goes for a workout amid Tom Girardi embezzlement and bankruptcy woes

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne is doing her best to keep fit amid her ongoing financial woes, as estranged husband Tom Girardi faces charges of embezzlement. Pushing forward: Erika Jayne goes for a workout as it's revealed RHOBH star's memorabilia is being sold to help ex Tom Girardi amid his embezzlement and bankruptcy woes The items have been described as 'Erika Jayne collectibles' …

Inside Tom Girardi 'secret' $1.2M La Quinta home that Erika Jayne didn't know about
3 years, 4 months ago

Inside Tom Girardi 'secret' $1.2M La Quinta home that Erika Jayne didn't know about

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne claimed on a recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that her estranged husband Tom Girardi had a secret home in La Quinta, California, that she didn't know anything about. Pad: Inside Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi's 'secret' $1.2M La Quinta home that the RHOBH star claimed she didn't know about amid embezzlement scandal Erika and …

Pictured: Tom Girardi, 82, seen with a bruised eye in first sighting
3 years, 5 months ago

Pictured: Tom Girardi, 82, seen with a bruised eye in first sighting

Daily Mail  

Tom Girardi has been seen for the first time in over a year amid his divorce from Erika Jayne and legal woes, sporting a bruised eye. Tom and estranged wife Erika Jayne, who split in November 2020, are facing claims of allegedly embezzling settlement funds that were meant to help the families of the Lion Air plane crash victims. Seen: …

Erika Jayne's lawyers are BACK as her counsel just two days after dropping her
3 years, 6 months ago

Erika Jayne's lawyers are BACK as her counsel just two days after dropping her

Daily Mail  

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne had been dropped by her legal team from the firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP earlier this week, but are now back as her counsel. Reversed: Erika Jayne's lawyers are BACK as her counsel just two days after asking judge permission to drop her amid embezzlement lawsuit and The Housewife and the Hustler …

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Erika Girardi shocks castmates with group text announcing divorce
3 years, 7 months ago

Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Erika Girardi shocks castmates with group text announcing divorce

Daily Mail  

Erika Girardi shocked her castmates with a group text announcing her divorce on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills. Surprise divorce: Erika Girardi shocked her castmates with a group text announcing her divorce on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Better days: Erika is seen with her estranged husband Tom Girardi, now 82, as …

Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi's legal woes will be laid bare in new doc The Housewife and the Hustler
3 years, 7 months ago

Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi's legal woes will be laid bare in new doc The Housewife and the Hustler

Daily Mail  

Erika Jayne, 49, and Tom Girardi's scandalous year will be chronicled in a new ABC News Originals documentary titled The Housewife and the Hustler. The estranged couple is in the midst of a messy divorce, as well as other more series legal issues like lawsuit accusing the pair of embezzling money earmarked for the 81-year-old former attorney's clients. Behind the …

The ‘Real Housewife’ under real scrutiny: Erika Girardi and the hunt for the missing millions
3 years, 7 months ago

The ‘Real Housewife’ under real scrutiny: Erika Girardi and the hunt for the missing millions

LA Times  

The 11th season of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” premieres Wednesday night with Erika Girardi striding through the Pasadena mansion she shared with her husband, the once-renowned trial lawyer Tom Girardi. “Maybe American people like to watch some stupidly rich people get famous and get more money and get more recognition from the public, but it’s not her …

Erika Girardi's estranged husband Tom's firm in debt to 'hundreds'
3 years, 8 months ago

Erika Girardi's estranged husband Tom's firm in debt to 'hundreds'

Daily Mail  

The law firm of Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of reality star Erika Jayne, is in debt to 'hundreds of clients' and ex-workers amid his divorce from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills personality. The latest: The law firm of Tom Girardi, 81, the estranged husband of reality star Erika Jayne, is in debt to 'hundreds of clients' and ex-workers …

Tom Girardi has Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatrist tells L.A. court
3 years, 10 months ago

Tom Girardi has Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatrist tells L.A. court

LA Times  

Tom Girardi, pictured outside an L.A. courthouse in 2014, cannot understand or participate in court proceedings, a doctor says. Troubled Los Angeles trial attorney Tom Girardi suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and cannot understand or participate in court proceedings, according to a psychiatrist who examined him last month. California Vegas parties, celebrities and boozy lunches: How legal titan Tom Girardi seduced …

Erika Jayne under fire after alleging judge’s involvement with Tom Girardi
4 years ago

Erika Jayne under fire after alleging judge’s involvement with Tom Girardi

LA Times  

It was a rough day in courts, plural, for “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne on Tuesday. A lawyer for Justice Tricia A. Bigelow, the presiding justice in Division 8 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, told The Times that Jayne’s “actions in maliciously doxxing the Justice were nothing short of criminal.” “We are considering our options …

The legal titan and the ‘Real Housewife’: The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne
4 years ago

The legal titan and the ‘Real Housewife’: The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne

LA Times  

Erika Girardi in 2016, and, at right, an undated photo of Tom Girardi. Word of his downfall circulated through law firms and judges’ chambers in stunned whispers for months before bursting into public this week when a federal judge froze Girardi’s assets and called his mishandling of the Indonesian children’s money “unconscionable.” California Vegas parties, celebrities and boozy lunches: How …

RHOBH star Erika Jayne's husband Tom Girardi secretly hospitalized for 'serious illness'
4 years ago

RHOBH star Erika Jayne's husband Tom Girardi secretly hospitalized for 'serious illness'

Daily Mail  

Tom Girardi's attorneys claim the besieged lawyer was secretly hospitalized for a 'serious illness' in recent months. Girardi's wife Erika Jayne filed for divorce last month Girardi’s legal woes stem from the crash of Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max, which crashed into the ocean off Indonesia in October 2018, killing all 189 passengers on board. ‘You learn …

Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients
4 years ago

Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients

LA Times  

A federal judge in Chicago has frozen the assets of prominent Los Angeles attorney Thomas Girardi, finding that he misappropriated at least $2 million in client funds that were due to the families of those killed in the crash of a Boeing jet in Indonesia. At a contempt hearing Monday morning, U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin called Girardi’s conduct …

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne's husband Thomas Girardi hit with $15M lawsuit
5 years, 11 months ago

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne's husband Thomas Girardi hit with $15M lawsuit

Daily Mail  

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne's husband Thomas Girardi has been hit with a massive $15 million lawsuit for alleged unpaid loans. Lawsuit: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne's husband Thomas Girardi has been hit with a massive $15 million lawsuit over unpaid loans The lawsuit contends that the Law Finance Group lent the money to …

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