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Thomas Girardi
Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Annenberg Space for PhotographyTom Girardi has been sentenced in his California wire fraud case after being convicted.
NBC News It was confirmed on Tuesday, June 3, that Girardi, 86, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. He was also ordered to pay over $ 2 million in recovery to victims.
Federal prosecutors filed a sentencing memo in December 2024 requesting a 14 -year prison sentence for Girard according to Reuters. The outlet reported that prosecutors acknowledged the developed age of the lawyer who expelled and the fact that he had “some cognitive impairment” but argued that he should continue to receive a “substantial prison sentence” in a federal prison.
“Bringing him years of client funds from the Trust accounts of his law firm and the myriad of lies he was told to cover his robbery represents a calculated and destructive Brad of the exact people who turned to him for help in their darkest hour,” said the prosecutors.
On the other hand, Federal Girardi public defenders suggested that he should be sentenced to life at a medical facility, claiming that he would be “one of the nation’s largest candidates for medical release” from prison. (Girardi was been diagnosed with late Alzheimer’s and dementia in March 2021, but judge ruled in January that he is eligible to stand trial.)
Erika Jayne
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las VegasWeekly US It was confirmed in August that Girardi – who is a disengaged man Beverly Hills Real House Wives star Erika Jayne – was found guilty on four counts of fraudWith his trial deciding that he had embezzled more than $ 15 million from multiple clients, “some of them were waiting for a payment for treating serious physical injuries.”
“Tom Girardi built the status of fame and attracted in victims by wrongly portraying himself as ‘Champion of Justice,’” US Attorney Martin alien He said in a press release at the time. “In fact, he was Robin-Hood-in-Reverse, bringing from the needy to support a luxurious lifestyle, Hollywood. Today’s verdict shows that the game is up-we can all now see this defendant about what he was and the victims he had betrayed.”
Akil DavisThe Assistant Director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office added: “Mr Girardi was kept to advocate for clients who gave their trust in him, but instead lied to them and brought their money to fund his luxurious lifestyle.
Girardi Deprivation of In February 2023 on five counts of wire fraud, he pleaded to him innocent. Accused the indictment Girardi and his colleague Christopher Kazuo Kamon Getting millions fraudulently belonging to Girardi Keese clients between the years 2010 and 2020.
A month before Girardi’s legal woe made headlines, Jayne, 53, filed for divorce After nearly 21 years of marriage. Has not been charged with any crimes, but earlier this month he provided Update on the various legal cases She faced after Girardi was accused of embezzling money to fund their lifestyle.
“I’m not out of the trees completely. I still get sued in many places, but those things will solve,” said Jayne on the Rhobh after show. “This is what it is. I try to maintain the healthiest attitude possible going forward.”