Former high-powered Los Angeles attorney Tom Girardi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Tuesday morning for stealing at least $15 million from clients during a decade-long Ponzi scheme.

The federal judge's sentence also includes a restitution payment of more than $2.3 million and fines. Girardi has been ordered to surrender himself to prison on July 17.

Girardi, who turned 86 on Tuesday, was previously seeking placement in a medical facility instead of serving time in prison when U.S. District Judge Josephine Station ruled against him on Monday, despite age-related dementia.

Girardi was convicted in August 2024 of four counts of wire fraud for diverting at least $15 million away from four of his clients. Some of his clients have suffered serious physical injurie

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