Erika’s continues to make a very serious situation much worse. Despite “unidentified sources” cough Erika cough leaking to to People Magazine today that her divorce is about Tom’s “cheating,” it’s abundantly clear that Erika was trying to jump ship to avoid severe personal consequences. Here is today’s latest mess that she made. And it sure ain’t pretty. My source for this story is @RonaldRichards on Twitter who is an attorney who tweets live updates daily on the events of the many cases involved in this fraudulent situation. Many thanks to him for his updates.
Erika Jayne Appears To Be In Contempt
On Monday, December 14th, Tom Girardi’s assets were frozen. Because California is a community property state, that meant that Erika Girardi’s assets were also frozen. One would assume that since she is married to a prominent lawyer, she would know this. In addition, the news of the freeze was sent to her divorce attorney stating that all property real or personal acquired during the marriage is considered community property and is hereby frozen.
On December 16th, Erika Girardi hired Vestiaire, a French company that sells second hand clothes online to sell off a numerous designer dresses from her wardrobe. The creditor who filed the motion to enforce a contempt order against Erika Girardi points out that at least one of the dresses involved was made by a company that was not in existence prior to Girardi’s marriage. And let’s face it, she has not been purchasing clothes from 20 years ago all of these years. We’ve literally seen her shopping for the latest styles for years.
Erika Girardi Sells Her Clothes Via A French Second Hand Company
Also, the choice of an obscure French company gives pause as to whether Erika was trying to move money out of the country. The legal team for two of the Lion Air flight victims assert this is further indication that the Girardis jointly and separately continue to siphon fiances away from the grasp of the families of victims of the plane crash.
Regarding the Indonesian Boeing aircraft crash of the Lion Air flight Two of the clients that hired Girardi have obtained new counsel (who appear to be working pro bono).These two clients claim that they never gave consent to settle with Boeing. It seems to have be alleged that to perpetuate the alleged fraud by Girardi, he settled cases without client consent to fund Erika Girardi’s lifestyle. Upon review of court dockets, no notices of settlement were found. And, the former Girardi Keese clients claim they never signed any formal settlement documents. Richards states that this type of criminal conduct is brazen. It is no different than committing identity theft of someone else’s account.
A New Emergency Hearing Set For Erika Girardi’s Conduct
This legal situation is moving more swiftly than any case I have ever followed. Today parties were back in court again. Today an emergency motion was made for a hearing against Erika Girardi. Basically, it seeks to stop the sale of community property and to seize any money made on the sale of the clothing by the courts, presumably for the two Lion Air clients. If it is found that that Erika willfully violated the court order freezing her assets, there could be other consequences. The hearing was set for 12/22/2020 at 1:00 p.m. The are also rumblings that petitions to freeze Erika’s personal assets (does she have any personal assets not acquired during the marriage?) may be in play. Edelson PC, the new legal team for the two Lion Air claimants appears to now be going after whatever personal assets that exist.
And last but not least, the cumulative amount of debt for Girardi Keese is $30,500,000 so far. As much as $20,000,000 was allegedly transferred to Erika”s LLC. Also, Erika shows up on the board of at least one of Tom Girardi’s LLCs. If I was going to place a bet, I’d bet Erika Girardi is going to go down with Tom on this and both could face federal charges that include prison time. Like I said, it’s a mess and is sure as hell ain’t pretty.
Girl, you in danger!
I wholeheartedly believe she has a ton of money squirreled away somewhere…
I doubt that. She is new rich and that is a hard spending habit to break. She said herself she got bored buying so much. New rich aren’t known for saving and investing. And if Tom wasn’t smart enough to squirrel it away she isn’t either. All you have to do is look at her expenses and know she blew money on dumb shit. And with it being referred to the Us Attorney, it will be found if she did. Cunning should never be mistaken for intelligence. One is used by people like her to satisfy their ambition, the other is quite different.
And the fact that she seems to have listed her entire closet for sale on Vestiare doesn’t bode well for money stashed away.
She loved flaunting those Cartier rings. “Oh, this ol’ thing”.
The more I learn about this crime spree, the more disgusted I am. For gawd sake, they stole from plane crash victims!
As gross as the Giudices’ crime spree was/is, and as laughably absurd as the Dorit/PK scams are, this is far worse. Erika clearly participated, so she deserves any legal consequences that may be heading her way very soon.
Good riddance if she’s guilty of this with her husband.
Never really cared for her.
Perhaps some time in jail will help to thaw the Ice Queen.
LVP had/has a lot of flaws, but the Ice Queen came into the franchise too hard for my taste, and it seemed so calculated with her husband the way they seemed so singularly focused on LVP. Still trying to figure that out.
I swear these franchises should be renamed: Women of dubious intent brought to you by Bravo.
I was thinking that a spinoff named Unreal Felonious Housewives. What a group.
It really does seem that Erika willfully participated, doesn’t it? I’m in shock, but not really…? I’m so sad for the families of the Boeing victims and like you, disgusted that they seem to have done this without remorse… all for fame and money. I’ll never get that.
atdleft It wasn’t just the plane crash victims. I read they also represented the PGE burn victims. They didn’t receive their settlements either and were suing. This was back in 2019. Man, that is really cold hearted. She is on the board so she should also be liable.
I agree. She’s not stupid and frankly deserves this. Despicable behavior.
Absolutely! Clear example of “greed trumps intelligence”. In this case, in a big way.
Yes, I agree. I know lots of people don’t care for her, think she’s cold. I have liked her, but this is disgusting. It really kind of makes me feel sick to read the updates thinking of all those poor victims’ families while she sat on camera talking about the $40K it costs for her glam each month. I do pray for justice for those families.
40K is only a half million per year. where’s the rest of it?
That’s for only makeup & hair team. $40,000 a month for some guys to basically treat Erica like a Barbie.
This is so disheartening to me, Tom seemed soooo charming when he was on RHOBH.
And Ericka is smart, she had to know what was happening if not actively participating. She ain’t no dummy like Teresa.
Better get those Cartier cat rings ready to fork over to those poor folks who lost family.
Tom always seemed squirrelly and shady to me with those shifty eyes. I always felt nervous and uncomfortable (in an icky way) when he was on.
Can bravo find anyone that has real wealth… or at least someone who’s not committing fraud to gain tv stardom …
Bravo probably loves this. The RHONJ ratings went through the roof the last time this happened. And the Bravo suits are losing their minds right now because in the most recent ratings, RHOA got only 105,000 more overall viewers than the shit show that is RHOC. And the cost of RHOA is a lot more than RHOC. Furthermore, rather than recognize that THE HOUSEWIVES ARE OVER AND FAR BEYOND PLAYED OUT, they continue to look for more cities for new housewives shows, rather than develop new programming. That’s and exclusive. It pays to read the comments. 🙂
No one wants to watch a bunch of women fight and have fake story lines especially in this climate. There are also still too many people out of work so watching people not take any of what is going on seriously is awful.
PS still read everything just been MIA from posting replies because I have a 5 week old baby girl now and a toddler so hands are usually full
Congrats on the baby girl! You must be VERY BUSY with a toddler in addition!
Thank you! Yes, the toddler is still going to preschool part time so I can bond with the newborn.
Is this a hint that they are looking for ANOTHER NEW CITY (after SLC)?
I wish SF or Nashville or Chicago. But I am pretty much over ALL of the HW shows. They all seem so entitled, vapid, and immature.
Have you heard ratings news on RHOSLC? I tried watching the first episode and didn’t care for it. I read somewhere the ratings are horrible for it, and w/the low ratings for RHOC & RHOA that WWHL’s ratings have dropped since it follows the shows. I’m not repeating this as fact. I’m asking. I don’t believe anything like that unless you tell it because I know you check the info you give us or you tell us if you don’t have a good source for whatever the news may be.
It is kind of sickening that this will boost RHOBH ratings. I like my girl Kyle. I want her show to do well, but it feels wrong that Bravo will reap rewards so to speak as a result of the alleged financial misconduct against the crash victims’ families because ratings will go up w/all of this going on. I do pray there will be justice though.
What kills me about the varying franchises is how repetitive they are. One example is the way theyve attempted unsuccessfully to recreate the success of the LVP/Kyle car ride in italy where Kyle was terrified in the car. That was a fun scene (in fact that entire trip was probably some the very best of any franchise) and they’ve recently attempted to recreate it at least twice now on the franchise, and failed both times.
I mean come on, find something new like maybe put them in huge two person ballon balls they can walk around in to move in the water on the ocean or something so we can watch Kyle freak the EEEEFFFFFF out. I would watch that.
In fact give me a show titled: let’s scare Kyle Richards (Umansky) ’cause I would watch the shish out of that show.
On today’s show: We know Kyle can cook but can she cook a three course meal on a lava heated rock near an active volcano; let’s find out.
I’m sick of all the therapy sessions. Even Shep Rose now goes to therapy? The only time I liked seeing anything like that, was when Craig hired a life coach.
Shep Rose and Ajax Taylor’s therapists should charge double — or triple — the going rate!
What about ALL of the RHOBH in those hamster balls? Or a Death Match between ALL of the RH franchises, ALL in hamster balls ALLMin the cornfield where Sonja and Leah peed? Or in the ocean with SHARKS!
That would be AWESOME — really and truly awesome, the real definition, not the overused slang. I would love to bet on the Death Match!
They really are played out. Thanks for the hot tea, TT!
I agree that Bravo is loving this right now. BUT… I just don’t see Erika being truthful at all. I feel she will try to spin everything to make her seem like a victim. At this point, how she is not losing sponsors is baffling. I’ve seen celebrities accused of MUCH less than what Erika is being accused of that lost their entire career. Erika has never really let the viewers get to know her on a personal level and I don’t see her doing it in the future. Her story line has been the same every season… pat the puss… on tour… glam squad… resting bitch face. Nothing of any substance. And I certainly don’t think any of the other HW’s will go after her. Erika has such an aggressive personality, even Rinna would back down from her.
I am not big on IG. Does she have sponsors? It would seem to me she would not have bothered with all that if Tom is putting $20 million in her account… But like I said, I’m on Twitter mostly and Nanette posts my posts on IG because I can’t do it without a phone.
They have put on genuinely wealthy women quite a bit. Off the top of my head: Adrienne Malouf, Lydia McLaughlin, Heather DeBrow, Carole Radziwell, Bethanny Frankel, Jackie Goldschneider, and Jennifer Aydin all seem to be wealthy and live within their means.
Bethenny wasn’t rich when she started, but yes, she certainly is now. I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that Jennifer may end up in some sort of a mess too.
If he dies before the divorce or the law suits are settled, will that leave her holding the bag?
Well that is a morbid question. But his side is claiming he had some sort of serious illness recently that kept him from meeting his financial obligations. But his attorney was also saying he was mentally incompetent, but Attorney Richards was listening in on the entirety of the court cases that were held on some sort of public conference call. He claims he was competent during the proceedings.
Unlike Mr. Richards, I am not an attorney and only pretend like I know what I am talking about on the Internet. That said, in my non professional opinions I would think it would depend on a lot of circumstances. There seems to be at least a 20 million dollar paper trail that leads to Erika’s LLC. To me, who once again I am not an attorney, looks like collusion. If that is proved, then yes. If he were to die (and I hope he doesn’t) before the divorce than she will be held liable for the community assets that are already frozen. She would not be able to access any community property until the cases that total $30,500,000 are settled. The funds APPEAR TO ME to have been either transferred to Erika or used to pay off other creditors. Tom seems to ME to have been borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. It seems TO ME that he was using settlements from one settlement to at least partially to pay others along with siphoning money to “Erika”. It looks TO ME like they were in on this scam TOGETHER. THAT’S MY OPINION. With all assets currently frozen, Tom and Erika are no longer allowed to transfer funds anywhere. So they are both under the same restrictions. IT IS MY OPINION based on court documents I have read and belief based on what we have seen play out on RHOBH that Erika had no assets of any significant value prior to her marriage to Tom in January of 2020. So EVERYTHING she has APPEARS TO ME to be accrued during her marriage since she was working as a waitress/hostess prior to that.
So yes, my belief is that should Tom pass aways during all of this (and again, I hope that does not happen) Erika would perhaps not be left holding the bag, but find herself without a bag to hold.
With the new bankruptcy filing, I AM GUESSING that someone will show up, like they did with the Giudices and seized all of their shit.
Again, not an attorney. Just observing.
The house/estate (land value at least) looks to be worth a good chunk of that 30 million to me unless it is heavily mortgaged.
HEAVILY mortgaged for sure!
Thank you, Tamara! I wasn’t trying to be morbid. It is just a reality that anyone his age in a global pandemic is at high risk. I certainly do not wish illness on anyone.
As for their relationship, it is my opinion that they had a mutual respect for one another. They might have started out as a loving couple, but they have definitely evolved into business partners.
Bankruptcy in this case, is like an umbrella with holes in it.
Sure it will shield some – but it’s leaky, and not protect you long term.
Should TG suddenly pass – she’s on the hook.
Not an attorney as well, but 9 months of probate – I’ve become one, well even though I employ 2.
I did not want to become an expert – scouring over business dealings my husband and I shared over 25yrs. I knew half, lots of surprises….good and bad. But I signed every year on our tax returns, therefore I own any outstanding debt (ours was irs & dispute over capital gains – not stealing money from victims). It follows next of kin – at least in Texas.
She just gave Court TV an orgasm –
I am a pretty mess, PJS/PUPPIES/WINE/TT, the stupidity of this – makes my crushed heart get the chuckle I’ve so needed.
And everyone kept watch for Dorit to be next and it was the Ice queen herself.
Hope they cover it all on RHOBH just like they did to Teresa
Bet she appears to act human at some point.
Great reporting TT!
They are both sly . I would bet there are on off-shore accounts.
Yikes! This is really bad news. Erika has never been my favorite but I would never want jail time for a housewife (ok maybe one or two).
Thanks for the update. This case fascinates me.
“IT’S EXPEN$IVE TO BE ME!! “ ??????. Enough said.
Remember during her first season when you wanted me to interview her at one of the local dive bars she was touring through? I didn’t like her then and I don’t like her now.
I like her then. Now, she’s pretty despicable. 🙁 Still if we had that interview… it’s would probably be a good post to revisit.
After the way she treated Denise last season, I give ZERO FUCKS if Erika’s Glamorous Puss goes to jail. It, indeed, is expensive to be her!
Those $40k a week expenses for glam disgusted me more than any of the other excesses on any of the “reality” shows. Her entire glam squad has been (unknowingly) sucking the rest of ill-gotten gains. Their lifestyles are going to take a major nosedive.
You know the Gurardis will turn on each other at some point. If I were Tom’s attorney, I would argue that he lost his reason trying to keep his young wife and desperately funneled money HE THOUGHT HE COULD REPLACE into her accounts. But then … $40k a week … too much to keep up with.
If I were Erika’s lawyer, I would argue that she had NO IDEA where Tom was getting the money — she thought him to be a rich, famous, powerful, brilliant attorney so she never questioned the source of the money.
Sucking the TEAT
Also … “cheating” Blind item reveal? (From quite a while ago.
It’s 40K a month.
And also, neither of your defenses will work. Erika is on the board of the LLC that is transferring 20 million into HER LLC. She’s fucked.
Good ?
I never thought they’d work — both are lies. But just one seed of doubt in one juror’s mind. Either sympathizing with the old guy desperately trying to hold on to his youth /young chick. Or the young chick who was so starry-eyed over his fame and fortune that she just signed on the dotted lines…
My ex-boyfriend and I worked for a couple who were MISERABLE together. He said “She married him for his money. She married him for her looks and her body. And they both got what they deserved!” But I LIKED both of them, they were decent and good — just not together.
Not sure which Blind you are talking about and I mostly forget them once I write them. However, when a young woman marries an older man there is a spoken or unspoken arrangement between them Since the first or second season of Erika and Tom it was abundantly clear they lived their own lives. For a while, Erika was Tom’s shiney new toy. Well before RHOBH, Tom was the laughing stock of whatever Lawyers association he was the president of. He literally debuted one of her highly sexual videos at a meeting of the association. It was inappropriate to say the least and he was beaming with pride essentially unaware or how uncomfortable everyone was.
It has always been clear that there was an agreement that she could do whatever she wanted as long as she remained “His” and likewise Tom gave Erika a VERY LONG leash to do as she pleased. The main rule seemed to be not embarrassing each other. I believe there was a blonde friend of Thomas’s who spent a lot of time in the house and Erika spent a lot of time not in the house. I have been defending their marriage for EVER. Because I like them both. So today’s bullshit story about Tom “cheating” as the reason for her divorce is bullshit. They seem to genuinely love each other, and mutually benefit from their marriage, but they did not have a monogamous relationship. IN MY OPINION, they had an agreement that neither has violated. They are happy with what they have. I have always said that.
But Erika is so going to roll over on Tom. I see it coming already. And at some point he might even tell her to. Because Erika’s gravy train is over. Tom is already cooked. And Erika needs to try to save herself. If that is even possible.
Check her IG..she just posted a screenshots of Tom’s text with mistress. Not sure if I believe it or if it’s her deflecting.
Erika took it down but not before I got sent the screen shots. My sources think she is drunk. Others say the days aren’t right, At any rate I am not about to piss off a State of California appellate Justice for Erika. That’s a whole new ball of a lawsuit she just got herself in.
I don’t know T. Whenever I saw them together Erika always seemed on pins and needles. Almost like she was afraid and at one point Tom checked her pretty hard on camera. Can’t rember what it was over but she looked scared and I instantly took a dislike to him at that point.
It was pretty clear at they point that he had the money, he was in charge, and she was afraid to upset that balance.
Well duh. That is what she signed up for and really seemed to be enjoying.
Maybe. But a life lived in fear even if oppulantly doesn’t seem worth it to me but what do I know really. Someone once offered to take me to Hawaii and I thought about saying yes but the thought that would probably feel obligated to have sex with me made it a hard no for me…. Jokes on me though cause I had sex with him anyway.
lol we all have sexual regrets one way or another… maybe that is an old people thing? lol Cheers to those of us who survived sex in the 80s. THAT WAS A LOT. And I think I wore my sex card out between then and now and really am over it. I’ve done it all. It was fun. no longer interested.
I’m with you, Forum Dude. I felt like I never saw them have a normal conversation. She was always so deferential to him and he seemed so uninterested in anything she said. The way they spoke to each other was so fake. It was like watching a play — making sure the audience knew the roles at all times. Husband has money. Husband must be respected. All visitors must bow to the great husband. Wife is cultured and haughty. Wife acts either childish or subservient around husband because he is so great and powerful and we must never forget that. When wife calls husband she must apologize for interrupting his busy and powerful day. I enjoyed her on the show, but I was always uncomfortable when they were together because of the odd dialog.
Every time I saw them on RHOBH, I thought she was performing. Like trying to make us viewers believe she really did love him beyond his money and respected his mind, not his wiener!
You must mean not his wallet, because I don’t think anyone thought she was with him for his weiner (and definitely not in the last decade, if ever).
Did you ever get the impression that Tom shared the details of his business with her?
You know, Erica would do just fine in prison. I’m just being honest. Based on things some people told me from their personal stories.
Well that’s good to know. That is where she is most likely going . She’ll love her new glam squad. You are so right. They can braid her hair and teach her how to make make-up out of her commissary items. I’m sure you and other fans will put money on her books. While she sits there know she has humiliated her son who hopefully still has a job on the force he has served.
Shite! I forgot about the cop son. That makes me feel bad. For him.
I know nanette. I feel bad for the son who probably already has issues at work with who his mom is and who his step dad is.
You’re right as he goes up the chain on the force his background security checks are probably going to more complicated if she ends up in jail.
If Erika fucks up the job he chose and loves…. I’m going to be even more pissed. He lived in the mansion (but hopefully move out during this) and loved his job as a police officer. If he gets fucked by this, that will be AWFUL.
I love that you used the pic of Erika taking a swig of her “benerage”
She’s going to be needing more of that! lol
Um, I would not put money on her books. Why would I? I am confused.
I wonder if her glam squad friends had a deal with her where they padded the charges and she stashed some of that money away? I mean how on Earth do you even spend 40k a month on hair and makeup? I’d love to see one of those itemized invoices! Now maybe we can. Heeheehee
I hate to say it, but this is the only part of the HW’s that I am interested in anymore. When the ACTUAL REAL reality comes out.
I always felt like Erika was exaggerating about the $40K a month and other things.
EnOUgH! The arrogance of it all disgusts me. When is enough enough? They couldn’t be satisfied siphoning off say $5mil, they had to allegedly siphon $20mil??? Pigs get fatter and hogs go to slaughter. GTFOH Girardis.
Doesn’t Erika’s police officer son live with them too? Could his assets be frozen as well?
I liked Erika the first season she was on, then couldn’t stand her the next season.
Orange County used to be the show with the fake rich folks. Guess BH is catching up!
Well it won’t be a good look for him, but I doubt he was involved. He’s probably already moved out. Or enjoying having the house to himself. Erika “moved out” over a year ago ( forget when she got the apartment for her glam) when she got that “girls pad” or whatever she called it. Now it seem that was her having a place she could keep. But she still lived in the house most of the time even then.
But no the kids have to actually have knowledge and be implicated in some way and I can’t imagine Erika putting him in that situation. She just probably told him she was doing really well on the show and with her tour. WHICH SHE WAS. So why did she allow herself to get mixed up in this? I predict she will turn on Tom when they both end up in criminal court.
I really do not think that Erika knew that Tom was stealing millions from his clients.
I suppose that’s possible but it does seem like she is attempting to protect assets.
Someone above mentioned her being on the board of something having to do with another one of his crime sprees a couple of years ago. I absolutely think she knew and she didn’t care, as long as she got hers.
I have been waiting for this post and it was even better than I hoped. I also felt like the “divorce” made no sense. Erika loved her life with Tom.
After learning more about things I didn’t know about (settlements and the plane crash) I am so sad to see people having so little compassion for others. How could they live so richly while spending the victims’ settlement?? I really liked Erika in the beginning and then she just seemed to get mean.
Either way, I hate to see that their lives and reputation may be ruined. BUT….don’t go on a reality show if you have this many skeletons and then parade the money. It’s just dumb. ??♀️
I’ve always enjoyed Erika and how she handled herself with the ladies. I thought she was smart and knew how to handle herself and her affairs. I’m shocked she went along with this and almost in disbelief she knew all the details. But when all of a sudden the divorce happens right before everything goes haywire all I can think of how stupid she could be. What a mess and for what!? A glam squad to get you to a Broadway play? I get she needed security based on her life but damn to steal money from airline victims , that’s a damn shame!
I feel very sorry for Erika. I do hope she rises again, and I have every confidence she will.
Please let us not kick her while she’s down.
Why would you sorry for Erika? If what is reported in the media is true, she has been glamming up money belonging children who lost both parents in the plane crash. Also cancer survivors and one burn victim amongst others. they are the ones deserving of sympathy, not E&T
Yeah nope. She’s reaping what she sowed. She had no problem taking $20m from his firm. What, pray tell, did she need $20m for? She knew it was a front because she wasn’t spending it on her shit for sure. I’m sure she was keeping the lights on at that point. She knew something was amiss. But in her arrogance and entitlement decided it was ok. No sympathy.
Does anyone else think this entire story is not getting as press as it should? This shit is crazy! This is A WHOLE LOT. I always liked Erica, but…. I can’t anymore.
It will get a lot of press soon. The shit is about to hit the fan. I predict TMZ will do another post soon about today’s events. We are early in the game. No one has been indicted… YET.
She was totally part of all of this. No way she didn’t know where the money came from or what was going on, especially if she was on boards or had money go into her LLC. I really hope her cop son didn’t know anything but I have a feeling he did which is a shame too.
I always had a love hate relationship with her on the show. I didn’t care that she was cold but I always felt like she was super fake and superficial.
My neighbor was in the plane that went into the Pentagon on 9/11, what he/she did is disgusting
I did not see this update coming at all. 2020 has no chill.
I live in Europe and Vestiaire Collective where Erika sold her clothes is somewhat known if you’re into fashion, but not really used by celebrities so I was a little bit surprised when I saw her pushing the stuff on her Instagram.
But anyway I already had the VC app so I went and looked at what she put up for sale. It’s mostly dresses and jumpers not so many very high end pieces as I would have anticipated like designer bags for example. Some of the most expensive items that already sold was those awful “sketchy” hat and blazer she wore for a confessional in a recent season. They sold for about 1500euro each.
Thanks for the update, Brandt. Do you have a link? Are the items still up?
Yes her whole store is still up (member last active “today”), with many items still for sale. However if you click on one of them it advises that the seller is unavailable. Items that are already sold, such as the sketchy hat and blazer, are still up only marked as sold.
https://us.vestiairecollective.com/members/profile-10032013.shtml
Also have screenshots but not sure how to send them to you..
It looks like she has been selling since July 2020. Her prices are high. Dorinda just sold a ton of stuff at…Poshmark maybe. It was priced to sell and pretty much everything sold out in less than 24 hours.
Vestiare is a European company that became popular because people in Europe could buy resale stuff and not pay stiff import taxes (like they might from Ebay, TheRealReal, and others). It does now have a US presences. Still, interesting that she chose to list with Vestiare rather than Poshmark, the HWs typical favorite resale site (Tinsley, Dorinda and others). She was being shady IMO.
The irony of this whole situation is completely crazy to me. In the past people would have called Tom Girardi to sue someone like Tom Girardi. 50-80 million dollars lost?! So there’s a potential 30 million floating around in the ether? I’m super dense about this stuff but if all their assets are frozen how do they buy food, pay the electric bill, etc. just the mundane stuff until this is all settled? Does anyone know how that works? I’m curious.
Me too!
The court will probably appoint a receiver who will examine assets they have and determine necessary expenses.There will be a very tight budget for the Girardis and it will be monitored by the courts. Hence, why she probably tried to sell those clothes to develop some liquidity. Anything they have will be auctioned off until they meet their debts.
That makes sense. Thank you!!
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I am flabbergasted that a lawyer of his (former) prestige can’t account for 50-80 million. It sounds like he misplaced $5 and just found it in his winter coat. Something’s not right from the sudden exit of his partners from the firm (wouldn’t they see this coming?), to Erika selling her clothes and claiming infidelity and Tom suddenly having health issues. Thanks for update T…glued for more.
I never warmed to her because of her arrogance and this doesn’t surprise me.
Well, you have terrible taste in people. BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME! Merry Christmas old man. xoxoxoxooxoxoxo If I ever get to fly again, you should have an affair with me. We could sit on the butterfly bench and cuddle. 🙂
And the same to you too. Ho ho ho
Since Erika is a board member she could very well be on corporate documents and then she is well and truly fucked. Especially if she is a signer on any of the accounts. The fact that the majority of the money was funneled into her accounts is enough in and of itself.
As far as the “serious illness” and mental competence issue, this is a very common defense strategy used with the elderly in pony schemes such as this. I suppose it’s possible that he is actually suffering from age related dementia etc but it is quite convenient.
If the majority of the missing money went to fund Erika’s lifestyle, Tom’s best defense is that she took advantage of an elderly man who was incapable of making complex financial decision therefore she is primarily responsible for the theft. I don’t think he’d sign off on that but I’d bet that’s what his legal team will push him to do.
What I meant by “being on the board” is that Erika is listed to have a position on the filing when you file for an LLC. She is listed on some of Tom’s LLC’s It is four am and am getting tired or I would look up which ones , but as I recall they were important ones but not part of the law firm… but don’t quote me on that.
Oh just wait till that bitch IRS shows up – that’s when this shit will go bonkers.
The doddering old man play for sympathy didn’t work for the Golden State Killer and it won’t work for Tom. But, from a defense standpoint, I would try EVERYTHING!
When all the ladies were focused on LVP and Dorit they should’ve been focusing on their own shady financial affairs. There have been numerous stories about Tom Girardis dealings for years. And we all know the Girardis aren’t the only ones on the current cast with legal issues. This is going to be interesting. No doubt Erika will get away with not discussing it on camera and then at the reunion claim she can’t speak about it and the BH clique will just deflect by throwing someone else’s business under the bus.
You are right that she won’t talk about it, nor will any of her co-stars because they all have skeletons or something they don’t want aired.. She will skate away as far as that goes.
She was such a braggart about wealth, the costs of the glam squad, the PJs, her shows, etc. If she was part of stealing the money, she deserves the book thrown at her. Time will tell.
Every year when I renew my law license, I am asked to provide information about bank accounts and client funds. So Tom must have been lying to the CA law board for years. Also, the license fees in my state go into a fund for clients who were screwed by unscrupulous lawyers who don’t pay money owed to them. I can’t imagine that there is a fund big enough to cover this massive alleged fraud. I hope they can track down some of the missing assets.
Do NOT feel sorry for either of them. You do NOT screw around with client’s $. what the hell is wrong with these idiots? She knew what he was all about as she’s been with him for 20 years, so no feeling sorry for glam squad queen.
great that you’re covering this story – cant wait to see how this all unfolds! I must say that Vestiaire Collective isnt at all “obscure” if you dabble in the world of luxury goods and buying/selling them, its a very known app.
Ha! Not my thing. It just seems odd she would be selling her stuff out of the country.
“Some people call me cold, but that’s not ice. It’s frozen bank accounts.”
I buy from Vestiaire the major benefit being that they validate and authentic items before releasing them to the buyer, protecting both. Therefore this is probably why anyone who had couture or enviable or investable pieces would probably take this route x