Erica Jayne Four years after separation, she is still struggling with legal issues Tom Girardi,
real housewives of beverly hills The 53-year-old star opened up about the various lawsuits she faced after her estranged husband was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from clients at his law firm, Girardi Keyes, to fund his lavish lifestyle.
“It will be four years in two weeks since I left home and everything happened. Over those four years, I’ve been able to accept a lot of things, overcome a lot of things, and I’ll continue to do so,” Erica said RHOBH after show On Wednesday, December 17.
However, according to Erica, she is still facing legal problems after four years.
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“I’m not completely out of the woods. I am still facing litigation in several places, but those things will be resolved,” she said. “It is what it is. I just try to maintain as healthy an attitude as possible moving forward.
Girardi’s legal problems became public in November 2020 after Erica filed for divorce after 21 years of marriage. A month later, the pair were accused of embezzling funds meant for the families of plane crash victims. real housewives of beverly hills Starr was dismissed from the case in January 2022.
More than a year later, Girardi was convicted in the embezzlement case. At that time he was charged with five counts of wire fraud, to which he pleaded not guilty. For her part, Jane was not charged with any crime. Girardi was fired by the state of California in 2022.
In August, Girardi, 85, was found guilty of embezzling “millions of dollars” from clients. Prosecutors are seeking a 14-year prison sentence for Girardi. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Friday, December 20.
Prosecutors argued, “His years-long theft of clients’ funds from his law firm’s trust accounts and the countless lies he told to cover up his thefts represent a deliberate and devastating betrayal of those , who came to him for help in their darkest times.” In the sentencing memorandum received on 6 December reuters,
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Charles Sykes/BravoFollowing Girardi’s sentencing in August, the United States Attorney martin estrada A press release said, “Tom Girardi created celebrity status by falsely portraying himself as a ‘champion of justice’ and luring his victims. In reality, he was a Robin-Hood-like figure who haunted Hollywood’s grand He stole from the needy for a living. Today’s verdict shows that the game is over – we can all now see this defendant for what he was and how many victims he defrauded.”
According to the press release, Girardi used his and estranged wife Erika Jayne’s company EJ Global to pay for out-of-work expenses, including financing private jet travel, jewelry, luxury cars, golf and social clubs. Withdrawn millions of dollars from his law firm’s operating account.
