>#21494516 at 2024-08-28 10:54:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #26336: ??? Edition
>The ex-lawyer famous for the 'Erin Brockovich' case had stolen millions from his clients.
>A major Democratic donor was convicted on Tuesday of running a massive Ponzi scheme that siphoned millions from victims.
>85-year-old Tom Girardi bragged about the influence he had bought from politicians and referred to himself as a "limousine liberal," according to the Los Angeles Times.
>The wealthy Los Angeles attorney had set up a bank account for settlement agreements from his clients, but he stole from the account to fund his lavish lifestyle until he was caught.
>"His clients sought his help in the wake of significant trauma and injury, yet he violated their trust to steal from them and fund his own lavish lifestyle, and he will now face the consequences of his actions," said IRS Criminal Investigation agent Tyler Hatcher.
>Even as his finances were collapsing, girardi kept dishing out donations to a who's who of Democratic stars, includingHillary Clinton, President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California.
>The Times said that few of the campaigns responded when asked if they would return the ill-gotten funds from the disgraced former attorney.
>Girardi was disbarred from California in 2022, and his law firm was forced into involuntary bankruptcy.
Update:
Tom Girardi Will Get Prison, Says Judge, Despite Dementia Claims
By Tom Tapp
June 2, 2025 4:21pm
“He will be designated to an appropriate facility,” the judge said in conclusion.
Girardi underwent a six-week psychological evaluation earlier this year at FMC Butner, a federal prison in North Carolina for male inmates who have special health needs, in order to determine his level of cognitive impairment.
Prosecutors want Girardi handed a 14-year prison term for his August 2024 convictions for four counts of wire fraud.
Once ranked among the most successful and prominent lawyers in the country, Girardi stole millions from clients and spent the money on private jets, golf club memberships, jewelry and the career of his now-estranged wife, federal prosecutors said.
His scams, which ran from 2010-20, were the subject of the 2021 Hulu documentary The Housewife and the Hustler. Girardi was a well-known attorney for his role in the real-life 1980s suit against utility company Pacific Gas & Electric that inspired the 2000 film Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts won a Best Actress Oscar for the role.
Jayne filed for divorce in November 2020 after a 21-year marriage. Following the split, the couple listed their Pasadena home for sale at a price of $13 million. Jayne, 51, has not been charged in the case against her husband.
After Girardi was disbarred in 2022, the State Bar of California reported it had received over 200 complaints against him alleging he misappropriated settlement money, abandoned clients or committed other serious ethical violations over the course of his four-decade career.
His firm Girardi Keese collapsed in late 2020 after Girardi was accused in a lawsuit of embezzling money meant for clients the firm was representing in litigation over an airplane crash in Indonesia.
Girardi is in bankruptcy proceedings, as is the now-shuttered Wilshire Boulevard law firm that bore his name and faces more than $500 million in claims
https://deadline.com/2025/06/tom-girardi-prison-judge-real-housewives-1236421065/
>#23049165 at 2025-05-18 06:10:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #28122: The Order Of Zayed Edition
>Same as when they told us thehelicopters on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angelas at Tom Girardi office location was training. Remember they took out a big box. Helis cloaked.
>Military guys says they would never train in downtown L.A., to narrow and too many people, buildings.
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