Sep. 24, 2025
Federal judge denies Girardi's bid for release pending appeal
A federal judge rejected Tom Girardi's request for release during appeal, ruling his legal arguments--including challenges to mental competency and seized firm records--were unlikely to overturn his wire fraud convictions.
A federal judge in Los Angeles denied Tom Girardi's request for release during his appeal of a seven-year prison sentence, finding the disbarred attorney failed to present questions likely to overturn his wire fraud convictions.
In a bond motion, Federal Public Defender Samuel O. Cross, for Girardi, raised four challenges before U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton. She rejected all of them in a 24-page order filed last Friday and docketed Monday.
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