The Fall of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Tom Girardi Law Firm: Embezzlement Scandal Revealed

“Tom Girardi established celebrity status and lured victims by falsely representing himself as a ‘Champion of Justice,’” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada of the Central District of California. “In reality, he was a Robin Hood in reverse, stealing from the needy to support a lavish lifestyle in Hollywood.”

Today, Kamon admitted that he “knowingly and with intent to defraud” conspired with Girardi to steal from the company’s customers, then began lining his pockets with the money he took. he had stolen from the company. Some of that money was used for “construction projects at defendant Kamon’s personal residences in Palos Verdes and Encino,” according to prosecutors.

In December 2020, Girardi Keese’s creditors forced the once-prominent law firm into bankruptcy. The law firm dissolved in January 2021, and the California State Bar disbarred Girardi in July 2022. Girardi’s ex-wife, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, filed for divorce from her husband of 21 years in November 2020, alleging infidelity.