LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A federal judge has sentenced Tom Girardi to seven years and three months in prison.

The 86-year-old former attorney and estranged husband of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne was convicted last August of for embezzling millions of dollars from his clients for more than a decade.

During the hearing Tuesday in a Los Angeles court, the judge also ordered Girardi to pay $2.3 million in restitution to victims and a $35,000 fine.

Federal prosecutors argued Girardi used his status to pilfer tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds from clients, whom he represented in cases involving severe injuries.

Girardi is known for his role in the 1993 groundwater contamination lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., which inspired the fi

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