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Criminal

Nov. 29, 2023

Girardi’s son-in-law charged with 2 perjury counts

The perjury charges are the first leveled against any of the accused in the matters surrounding disbarred plaintiffs’ lawyer Tom Girardi.

Girardi’s son-in-law charged with 2 perjury counts
DAVID R. LIRA

Former Girardi Keese attorney David R. Lira has been charged with two counts of perjury in a federal criminal case that accuses him and his father-in-law, Tom Girardi, of misappropriating over $3 million in settlement funds intended for the victims of a 2018 crash of a Boeing jet in Indonesia.

The perjury charges, revealed Tuesday during a telephonic status hearing in the Northern District of Illinois, are the first leveled against any of ...

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