US EditionTom Girardi, former 'Real Housewives' husband, sentenced to 7 years in prison
- On Tuesday, disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi, 86, received a federal prison sentence of just over seven years for embezzling funds from his clients.
- A jury convicted Girardi in August 2024 of four counts of wire fraud after he stole nearly $20 million from vulnerable clients over about ten years.
- His clients included people severely injured in accidents and families of victims, such as those harmed in the 2010 San Bruno gas explosion, who testified at trial.
- The federal judge presiding over the case imposed a $35,000 fine and mandated $2.3 million in restitution from Girardi, while criticizing his extravagant spending on private jets and membership at country clubs.
- The sentencing marks legal consequences for Girardi’s decade-long fraud that destroyed his law firm, broke client trust, and ended his once-prominent career.
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Tom Girardi Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on His Birthday
On his 86th birthday, Tom Girardi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for leading a yearslong scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of settlement money that belonged to his clients.
The estranged husband of a 'Real Housewives' star was sentenced for embezzling tens of millions from clients of his law firm
Tom Girardi was sentenced to over 7 yearsMyung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTom Girardi was sentenced on Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for embezzling millions from clients.He was found guilty by a jury of four counts of wire fraud last year.Girardi diverted more than $25 million to his wife Erika Jayne's entertainment company, the US Attorney's office saidA lawyer and estranged husband of a "Real Housewives" star was …
Tom Girardi sentencing: Former celebrity lawyer gets 7 years for stealing millions from clients
A federal judge sentenced disbarred celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi to seven years and three months in prison on Tuesday for embezzling tens of millions of dollars from his clients.
Tom Girardi, former 'Real Housewives' husband, sentenced to seven years in prison
LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A federal judge has sentenced Tom Girardi to seven years and three months in prison. The 86-year-old former attorney and estranged husband of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne was convicted last August of for embezzling millions of dollars from his clients for more than a decade. During the hearing Tuesday in a Los Angeles court, the judge also ordered Girardi to pay $2.3 million in restitutio…
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