Erika Jayne's soon to be ex-husband from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Tom Girardi, is allegedly said to be mentally incompetent for his fraud case. Fans are starting to think the couple will claim anything if it gets them out of trouble. They are also in the midst of a messy divorce.
The 81-year-old retained Chicago-based criminal defense attorney, Michael Monico, for the hearing that inevitably froze his assets. Tom Girardi was ordered by the judge to appear in court for embezzlement charges. A lawsuit has accused him of stealing settlement money from the victims of a Boeing plane crash. Edelson PC sued the couple on behalf of several Boeing plane crash victims and alleged they redirected settlement funds that were meant to go towards the victims of Lion Air Flight 610.
failed to appear in court regarding his bankruptcy proceedings.
The outlet reported that in a petition that was filed on Wednesday, Robert Girardi spoke with a bankruptcy judge, saying that his brother was "is incompetent and unable to act for himself." Robert is a Seal Beach dentist but fears his brother does not understand how much trouble he has gotten himself into. Even though Tom made himself famous thanks to his part in the Erin Brockovich case, he has seemingly run his law firm, Girardi Keese, into the ground. In a sworn declaration, Robert wrote that his brother was suffering from severe memory loss, saying:
“My brother is incapable of realizing and understanding the repercussions of the bankruptcy filings pending against him and his law firm Girardi Keese notwithstanding having it explained to him over and over and by various people. Furthermore, my brother is not capable of making rational decisions with respect to his financial responsibilities and offers solutions and opinions that are factually impossible.”
Bravo fans were not surprised to hear the news of the elderly lawyer and hope that his brother is telling the truth. In the end, the real victims are the ones that lost family and money from the plane crash. Fans of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have to stay tuned for the latest news on the developing matter.
Source: Reality Blurb