LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Tom Girardi, co-founder of the defunct Los Angeles regulation agency Girardi Keese, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling greater than $15 million in consumer cash, prosecutors introduced Wednesday.
The 83-year-old from Seal Seashore has been charged with 5 counts of telephony fraud, in accordance with the US Justice Division. It carries a most sentence of 20 years in federal jail.
Girardi, who’s within the means of divorcing “Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, is below fireplace for allegedly embezzling tens of millions of {dollars} from his shoppers when he was probably the most distinguished legal professionals in Los Angeles.
In July 2022, he was disbarred in California. He has since been identified with Alzheimer’s illness and positioned below guardianship.
The indictment additionally names Christopher Kazuo Kamon, who was arrested in November 2022 on a federal felony criticism. He stays in federal custody.
Kamon served as Girardi Keese’s controller and chief monetary officer from 2004 to December 2020. Federal prosecutors allege that Kamon labored with Girardi to fraudulently receive funds from the corporate’s prospects.
“Mr. Girardi and Mr. Kamon are accused of taking part in a widespread scheme to steal from their shoppers and deceive them to cowl up the fraud,” US Legal professional Martin Estrada stated in a press launch. “By doing so, they might be preying on the individuals who trusted and trusted them essentially the most – their shoppers. Actions similar to these alleged within the indictment discredit the authorized career and won’t be tolerated by my agency.”
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