A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted the lawyer husband of embattled “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne for allegedly stealing more than $3 million in legal settlement money from family members of Lion Air Flight 610 crash victims.
Thomas Girardi, 83, is charged with eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of criminal contempt of court. Also charged is onetime Girardi Keese law firm attorney David Lira, 62, as well as the firm’s onetime head of accounting and finance, Christopher Kamon, 49.Still, Girardi and Jayne have been embroiled for more than two years in the scandal stemming from the deadly plane crash, and the controversy has become an ongoing “Real Housewives” storyline.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
The Chicago-based law firm Edelson PC first sued Girardi and Jayne in December 2020, alleging they had embezzled the settlement money to fund their “notoriously lavish lifestyles.” U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin held Girardi in civil contempt shortly after the filing of the Edelson lawsuit — and he said he planned to refer the matter to the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago.
Now, federal prosecutors allege that Girardi, Lira and Kamon diverted more than $3 million in settlement money to fund Girardi Keese’s payroll and operating expenses, as well as to fund settlements to other Girardi Keese clients.
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