Bankruptcy
Jun. 29, 2022
Erika Girardi must give up earrings, bankruptcy judge says
“It’s clear to me that this was intended to be a fraud by Mr. Girardi,” Central District Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell said during a hearing on the matter. “It’s clear that this was an embezzlement. This was a theft.”
LOS ANGELES — A bankruptcy judge expressed interest Tuesday in ordering “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” performer Erika Girardi to surrender a $750,000 pair of earrings that she received from her husband, attorney Thomas V. Girardi. A trustee of the attorney’s law firm, Girardi Keese, said the earrings had been improperly purchased from the firm’s client trust account.
“It’s clear to me that this was intended to be a fraud by Mr. Girard...
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