Thomas Girardi was called to court after claims he stole $18 million from a former client.
The day after the now-disbarred lawyer, who previously appeared in the The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills together with his wife who had left him Erika Jayneindicted in Los Angeles and Chicago on charges that could lead to up to 20 years in prison, attorneys. Ronald Richards has revealed new details about Thomas’ legal drama.
“Girardi was issued a summons to appear in court on Monday. His attorney accepted the service. He was the same attorney in the contempt trial in Chicago. He’s resting, he’s not walking or attacking [and] processed in MDC. The first question is, how do they pay him? Ronald wondered at a tweet shown on February 3.
But after sharing the summons, which required Thomas to appear in court in Los Angeles to address the wire charges mentioned in the indictment, Ronald shared an additional tweet, saying that Thomas had reportedly fired his legal team earlier and asked the public defender to help him. with the case.
“Based on our last tweet, Tom Girardi apparently fired his personal advisor [and] not one but [two] different public defenders filed under seal filing,” he revealed. “He told me he sent me a signed financial report [and] now ask for a [public defender].”
“[Erika Jayne and] His benefactor we guess will not help,” Ronald shadily added, apparently giving a nod to James Wilkes IIalso mentioned Jim Wilkeswho is alleged to have been backing it RHOBA cast members financially since her 2020 split from Thomas.
Yesterday, after Thomas, along with the former chief financial officer of the defunct law firm, Girardi Keese, Christopher Kamonand son-in-law, a lawyer friend David Lirawere charged in LA and Chicago, Erika was spotted in Burbank Town Center, where she spoke to the Daily Mail about the charges against Thomas and the time he could potentially face behind bars.
“You know, I have something to talk about, but not now. You’ll hear from me,” he teased.
As RHOBA fans also know, Thomas was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in early 2021 and was recently transferred from an assisted living facility in Burbank, California to a memory care unit in Orange County. In court documents obtained by PEOPLE in October 2022, Thomas’ attorney, Rudy MA Cosiosaid he had been moved to a new location “due to declining memory function.”