Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi will be sentenced to prison, not care facility

Tom Girardi Will Get Prison, Says Judge, Despite Dementia Claims

The estranged husband of former 'Real Housewives' star Erika Jayne faces serious time at sentencing next week after being convicted of running a Ponzi scheme.

'RHOBH's Tom Girardi Can’t Escape Prison...Judge Isn’t Buying Dementia Defense

Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne, is heading to prison. Even though Tom has dementia, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton wasn’t swayed by medical testimony, ruling that the Bureau of Prisons is fully capable of caring for him despite his cognitive decline. Girardi turns 86 this week. Tom’s attorney, Sam Cross, told the court the disgraced ex-lawyer is “frail, elderly” and could be “exploit…

Judge Rules Tom Girardi Will Be Sentenced to Prison with Dementia

A federal judge in downtown Los Angeles said Monday she will sentence disgraced former legal heavyweight Tom Girardi — who was convicted of ripping off $15 million from injured clients in a long-running Ponzi scheme — to prison Tuesday rather than a treatment center for his age-related dementia. During a nearly three-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton heard testimony from two government medical experts and two defense witnesses, …

Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi will be sentenced to prison, not care facility

A federal judge in downtown Los Angeles said Monday that she will sentence disgraced former legal heavyweight Tom Girardi — who was convicted of ripping off $15 million from injured clients in a long-running Ponzi scheme — to prison Tuesday rather than a treatment center for his age-related dementia. During a nearly three-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton heard testimony from two government medical experts and two defense witnes…

'RHOBH' Alum Thomas Girardi to Be Sentenced to Prison Instead of a Mental Treatment Facility as Judge Determines He's Fit to Be Housed Amid Dementia Claims #RHOBH

'RHOBH' alum Thomas Girardi will not be evading prison time due to his dementia claims. Find out what a judge determined in court.