Erika Jayne has been dragged into various lawsuits filed towards her estranged husband, Thomas Girardi, in recent times, however was she charged in his latest indictment?
After Thomas was charged with wire fraud on Wednesday as prosecutors accused the previous lawyer of stealing over $18 million from shoppers, sources are talking out concerning the Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star and her potential function within the “ongoing” investigation.
“Erika (Jayne) Girardi is just not charged. The investigation is ongoing,” Cieran McIvoy, a public info officer for the Division of Justice, confirmed to Us Weekly on February 1.
Based on an insider, Thomas’ indictments in Chicago and Los Angeles, which additionally embrace his son-in-law, David Lira, and former Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon, respectively “[focus] on the exercise involving the legislation agency.”
“It’s unclear if Erika will probably be on the witness checklist for prosecutors as a result of the indictment was simply unsealed,” the supply continued.
As Thomas’ indictment was introduced, Tyler Hatcher, a particular agent accountable for the IRS Legal Investigation Los Angeles workplace, launched a press release.
“Thomas Vincent Girardi ought to have been a pillar to our group,” he mentioned. “As an alternative, he’s accused of making an elaborate scheme to mislead his shoppers, victimizing them for a second time. Attorneys are put ready of belief once they characterize us throughout a few of our most tough occasions. Distrust within the authorized occupation grows when shoppers can’t belief their attorneys to pay them the settlements supposed to make them entire.”
Since late 2020, Thomas has been accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of {dollars} from his former shoppers, together with family members of victims of a aircraft crash in Indonesia and a person badly burned in a pipeline explosion, securing them settlements in lawsuits however failing to show over the money.
And though Erika has maintained her innocence all through the continuing allegations towards Thomas, she has been accused by lots of being in on his schemes and utilizing the cash he’s secured for his shoppers to maintain her over-the-top way of life.
As she entered the brand new yr alongside Lisa Rinna and Diana Jenkins, each of who introduced their departures from RHOBH final month, Erika responded to a fan on Instagram Dwell who mentioned they had been “so completely satisfied” she was “being vindicated.”
“Slowly however absolutely,” Erika replied. “Yeah, me too. Thanks very a lot. Admire that … Slowly however absolutely, sure.”
The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 is anticipated to start filming later this month.
