Attorney Ronald Richards updated his social media followers on Erika ‘Jayne’ Girardi‘s financial and legal situation after her estranged husband, Tom Girardi, was sentenced to 87 months in prison.
Erika’s legal and financial future:
Ronald Richards wrote, “Erika’s spouse (that she abandoned) is on his way to a defacto almost life sentence.”
“Meanwhile, the judge in the $25 million fraudulent conveyance action we filed wants additional briefing on how to try this case.” In other words, they’re not letting the mouse go.
“Erika’s defense is that the money went to her personal service company, EJ Global. That defense is definitely a loser. So, her best shot is to keep delaying.”
“Money is very tight for her now as her backer is under scrutiny. [Plus,] she hates paying her own legal bills.”
“Walls keep closing. [The] trial judge just needs to get up to speed,” explained the practicing attorney.
Between Erika’s well running dry and the Judge’s persistence in the case, Erika’s life is about to become more ‘interesting.’ Never forget, Erika famously/infamously found Garcelle Beauvais, a self-made success, dull. EJ’s very interesting life involves changing wallpaper in a rental, failing to credit designers, and taking ownership of music that isn’t hers. Now, she can add ‘legal’ and ‘financial’ issues to her list of ‘interesting’ qualities.
Tom’s sentencing:
“Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi sentenced to just over seven years in prison, must surrender by July 17 following wire fraud conviction.” Tom got the news on his 86th birthday.
Erika’s estranged husband, who was diagnosed with both Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, will spend “87 months in federal prison. Tom led a years-long scheme. He embezzled tens of millions of dollars of settlement money that belonged to his clients. Some of [his clients] awaited payment for treatment of severe physical injuries.”
After a six-week evaluation, forensic psychologist Dr. Brianna Grover testified that Tom “doesn’t require inpatient psychiatric care, notwithstanding his mental defects. She noted that federal prison facilities make accommodations for elderly inmates suffering from mental health issues.”
Courtroom News reported, “Judge Josephine Staton ruled that Girardi’s evident mental decline was not so severe that he couldn’t serve his sentence in a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility.”
