Erika Girardi will be returning $750,000 diamond earrings back as it was purchased with stolen funds. Similarly, the judge proved that Erika’s ex-husband Tom Girardi bought her these earrings by stealing money.
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Erika Girardi will be asked to return her pair of diamond earrings which is worth $750,00. Likewise, Girardi’s ex-husband, Tom Girardi purchased these earrings in March 2007. However, it is proved now that Tom bought these by stealing the money from innocent people.
In addition, Erika denied to trust the judge’s words and she did not agree to give back the diamond earrings. Though, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell announced that Tom purchased the jewelry with money that did not belong to him.
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Clearly, Judge Barry Russell said that the case is unfortunate and also stated,
“Settlement funds from the trust account created for a class action handled by [Tom’s] firm Girardi Keese were used to pay for the diamond earrings in Erika’s possession.”
Also, he gave orders to Erika to return the jewelry as by the law it doesn’t belong to her. Judge continued,
“Not only did Girardi steal money from the GK client trust account to buy the diamond earrings, but he also covered up the theft by describing the purpose of the check as a ‘cost’ of litigation incurred by the firm”
Did Erika Girardi know about this?
According to the sources and the reaction of Erika, Judge realized and noticed that she was unknown about the fact. Girardi was unknown that the earrings purchased by her ex-husband were illegitimate. However, if she doesn’t know the fact, there is no right for her to keep that jewelry and he further said, “she’s still in possession of the stolen property.”
Furthermore, Erika Girardi’s lawyer, Evan Borges mentioned in the court that ever since Girardi is fighting and battling legal problems, Erika’s life has changed a lot. On the other hand, Evan stated about the current situation of her client in court by saying,
“My client takes this very seriously, Your Honor. My client left this marriage to move into a rental, filed for divorce on her own, and all she took with her were her personal possessions, which do include jewelry, but all she’s got are those personal possessions, plus her income from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. It’s funny for people to sort of snicker about, but it’s all she’s got, as far as income.”
About Erika Girardi and Tom Girardi
Erika Girardi(Jayne) is an American singer, television personality, and former actress. Likewise, Tom Girardi is the former attorney. Besides this, they were together for 21 years before her filing in November 2020. Erika previously tied the knot with Thomas Zizzo and she has a son Tommy Zizzo.
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Though the marriage couldn’t last long and they decided to separate. After dealing with the divorce, Erika has to cope with these ongoing legal issues. The issue includes a lawsuit accusing both Tom and Erika of stealing money.
Although, the television personality denied having any participation in her ex-husband’s legal controversies. Since she also dealt with other lawsuits such as a $50 million racketeering suit and a $2.1 million “aiding and abetting” suit.
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Know about Erika’s current situation?
Currently, Tom is dealing with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Similarly, his controversy was temporary in February 2021 and became permanent in July. Furthermore, the former lawyer is living in a skilled nursing facility now.
Talking about Erika’s current situation, she stated that she is starting fresh forgetting all the controversies. She said to the sources that,
“Last year I was waking up with this hopeless feeling. There’s a lot of sadness still here, but there is happiness in the form of having some fun with some friends, having some sex, and just trying to stay in the moment and not in the past.”
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Girardi also continued,
“What I like the most is that I have the chance to completely start over and be free from over a 20-year marriage and kind of wipe the slate clean in a way”
well, we wish her all the best for her new beginings!
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