Tom Girardi publicly addresses fraud allegations for the first time: 'Every client got every penny'

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Tom Girardi publicly addresses fraud allegations for the first time: 'Every client got every penny'
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Tom Girardi, the disgraced lawyer and ex-husband to 'RHOBH' star Erika Girardi, addressed the wire fraud allegations leveled against him Friday in court.

The disgraced lawyer and ex-husband to "RHOBH" star Erika Girardi testified on his own behalf in federal court today.star Erika Girardi , has finally addressed the wire fraud allegations that prompted his divorce, dissolved his law firm, and led to him standing trial.reports that Girardi took the stand on Aug. 23 to defend himself, marking the first time he's addressed the allegations."I’ve never taken a salary as a lawyer," he testified.

Families of the victims of a 2018 Lion Air plane crash accused Tom and his firm of diverting funds won in a suit against the airline away from the litigants and toward Erika, to fund her career and lifestyle. Erika was dropped from the suit but it wasThe allegations against Tom have since ballooned, as "hundreds" of former clients and vendors have come forward to say Tom stole hundreds of millions of dollars that they're owed.

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