Tom Girardi, the estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after carrying out a 10-year-long Ponzi-like scheme that stole millions of dollars from his legal clients.

According to a press release issued by the IRS, Girardi was sentenced to pay a $35,000 fine and $2,310,247 in restitution in addition to his seven-year sentence. United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton ordered Girardi to surrender to federal authorities “no later than July 17.”

Back in August 2024, a jury found Tom Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud.

Ponzi Scheme

According to the release, Girardi used his now-defunct Los Angeles law firm, Girardi Keese, to misappropriate and embezzle millions of dollars from client trust accounts. R

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