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Tom Girardi was found guilty of four federal wire-fraud counts for a scheme involving money owed to clients from legal settlements. A Los Angeles jury returned its verdict on August 27, 2024. On June 3, 2025, he was sentenced to 87 months in prison, fined $35,000 and ordered to pay $2,310,247 in restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Why was Tom Girardi convicted?
The DOJ said the scheme ran from October 2010 through late 2020. Girardi took client money from settlement funds and misled clients about why they had not been paid. The explanations described by prosecutors included purported tax obligations, bankruptcy claims, judicial authorizations and other debts. The jury found him guilty of four counts of wire fraud.
Some clients were waiting for settlement money after serious injuries or other losses. The Los Angeles Times’ trial report described testimony from former clients and family members, including an injured burn victim and the widow of a man who died in a boating accident.
How much money was involved?
The DOJ said Girardi diverted tens of millions of dollars from his law firm Girardi Keese’s operating account for illegitimate expenses. More than $25 million went to expenses for EJ Global, a company formed by his wife in connection with her entertainment career. Prosecutors also cited private jet travel, jewelry, luxury cars, and golf and social clubs. These are the government’s account of the broader conduct; the verdict itself was on four wire-fraud counts.
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What sentence did he receive?
On June 3, 2025, U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton sentenced Girardi to 87 months in federal prison. The DOJ also reports a $35,000 fine and restitution of $2,310,247. Girardi was ordered to surrender by July 17, 2025. The Associated Press described the prison term as seven years and three months; 87 months is the precise term in the DOJ sentencing announcement.
How does the case connect to RHOBH?
Girardi is the estranged husband of Erika Jayne, a star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The Associated Press reported that Girardi appeared on the show dozens of times between 2015 and 2020. Prosecutors said EJ Global was formed by his wife for expenses related to her entertainment career and that Girardi diverted more than $25 million to those expenses. The conviction described here is Girardi’s; it does not establish that Jayne was convicted in his criminal case.
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Key dates in the case
- October 2010 to late 2020: Period of the scheme described by the DOJ.
- End of 2020: Girardi Keese entered involuntary bankruptcy, according to the DOJ.
- July 2022: The State Bar of California disbarred Girardi, according to the DOJ.
- August 27, 2024: A jury found Girardi guilty of four wire-fraud counts.
- June 3, 2025: Girardi was sentenced to 87 months in prison, a $35,000 fine and $2,310,247 restitution.
The DOJ’s verdict announcement and sentencing announcement provide the government’s account and the formal outcome. The sources cited here do not establish whether the conviction or sentence has changed on appeal.
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