Erika Jayne four years after her divorce, she is still dealing with legal issues Tom Girardi.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 53, gave an update on the various lawsuits she faced after her estranged husband was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from clients at his law firm, Girardi Keese, to fund their lavish lifestyle.
“In two weeks it will be four years since I left home and everything happened. In those four years I was able to accept a lot of things, heal through a lot of things, and I will continue to do that,” Erika said on the radio. RHOBH after the show on Wednesday, December 17.
However, according to Erika, she is still facing legal problems four years later.
“I’m not completely out of the woods yet. I’m still being sued in a lot of places, but those things will be resolved,” she said. “It is what it is. I’ll just try to adopt the healthiest attitude possible in the future.
Girardi’s legal troubles became public in November 2020 after Erika filed for divorce after 21 years of marriage. A month later, the couple was accused of embezzling money intended for families of plane crash victims. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was dismissed from the business in January 2022.
More than a year later, Girardi was indicted in the embezzlement case. He was charged at the time with five counts of bank fraud, to which he pleaded not guilty. Jayne, for her part, was not charged with any crimes. Girardi was suspended by the state of California in 2022.
In August, 85-year-old Girardi was found guilty of embezzling “tens of millions of dollars” from clients. Prosecutors are seeking a 14-year prison sentence for Girardi. His sentencing hearing will take place on Friday, December 20.
“His years of stealing client money from his law firm’s trust accounts and the countless lies he told to cover up his theft represent a calculated and devastating betrayal of the very people who turned to him for help in their darkest hour,” argued the prosecutors. in a Dec. 6 sentencing memo obtained by Reuters.
Following Girardi’s conviction in August, United States Attorney Martin Estrada said in a press release: “Tom Girardi built his celebrity status and lured victims by falsely portraying himself as a ‘Champion of Justice.’ In reality, he was a Robin-Hood in reverse, stealing from the needy to support a lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Today’s verdict shows that the game is over: we can all now see this defendant for what he was and the victims he callously betrayed.”
According to the press release, Girardi withdrew millions of dollars from his law firm’s operating account to pay for non-work expenses, including his and estranged wife Erika Jayne’s company EJ Global, plus private jet travel, jewelry, luxury cars, golf and social clubs.