Erika Jayne Breaks Silence After Ex-Husband Tom Girardi Is Indicted On Fraud Charges

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prima Erika Jayne has “something to say” pursuing the quality of her ex-husband, Tom Girardi‘s, Feb. 1 indictment for defrauding his clients of $18 million. In a video obtained by the Daily Mail that tin beryllium seen here, Erika, 51, said she has “something to say, but not close now” successful absorption to Tom’s indictment. “You’ll perceive from maine soon,” she calmly added. She besides told the paparazzi she is not astatine each disquieted astir her “situation” aft they asked.

However, her chill began to slice aft they kept pestering her for much accusation regarding however she feels astir the situation. “Did you not perceive what I conscionable said to you similar 5 seconds ago?” she changeable back. “That erstwhile I would person thing to say, I would accidental it to you.” The world prima was filmed leaving the Burbank Town Center connected Wednesday afternoon.

Erika Jayne revealed she volition yet marque a connection regarding her ex-husband’s indictment (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tom, his son-in-law, attorney David Lira, and the erstwhile main fiscal serviceman for his firm, Christopher Kamon, were included successful national charges crossed 2 states connected Wednesday. The threesome was charged with 8 counts of ligament fraud and 4 counts of contempt of tribunal successful Chicago, according to The Los Angeles Times. In Los Angeles, Tom was charged with ligament fraud.

“Mr. Girardi and Mr. Kamon basal accused of engaging successful a wide strategy to bargain from their clients and prevarication to them to screen up the fraud,” United States Attorney Martin Estrada said successful a property merchandise regarding the charges. “In doing so, they allegedly preyed connected the precise radical who trusted and relied upon them the most-their clients. Actions similar the ones alleged successful the indictment bring disrepute upon the ineligible assemblage and volition not beryllium tolerated by my office.”

Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi pictured successful 2017 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tom’s ineligible troubles began successful Dec. 2020, conscionable 1 period after Erika filed for divorce from him. A class enactment suit was filed against him by Edelson PC for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from his clients, mostly the grieving household members of victims of the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash, which killed each 189 passengers and unit members connected board. The institution claimed millions of dollars were transferred to Tom’s instrumentality firm, Girardi Keese, but the victims saw nothing. In Jan. 2021, Tom’s wellness reportedly declined, and his member Robert asked to beryllium named his conservator. The conservatorship was finalized successful July 2021, according to Page Six. Erika was primitively named successful the fraud and embezzlement suit against Tom and his institution but was dismissed connected Jan. 29, 2022.

The erstwhile couple’s ineligible troubles were aired retired during Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with a large woody of play surrounding a pair of $750K earrings Tom purchased Erika much than 15 years ago. Several of her co-stars told her she should instrumentality the earrings successful bid to assistance the victims, adjacent though they were not bought with stolen money. Erika disagreed and was escorted retired of Kyle Richards‘ Aspen location arsenic she yelled astir “caving in” to their demands. She was yet forced to manus implicit the earrings amid Tom’s ineligible battle, per Fox News.

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