Erika Jayne Scandal: Judge Gives Orphans Green Light To Go After Reality Star Over Missing $2 Million
Nov. 18 2021, Published 1:25 p.m. ET
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne is set to be dragged back to court by her husband Tom Girardi’s victims.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, a federal court judge signed off on a group of orphans and widows being allowed to seek a judgment against the Bravo star personally.
As we previously reported, Jayne’s husband Tom Girardi, who is currently living in a senior living home, was once a high-powered attorney.
Last year, his world started to crumble with accusations he was running his law firm like a Ponzi scheme and screwing clients out of millions.
A group of orphans and widows, who lost their loved ones in a plane crash, claim Girardi represented them in a suit against Boeing. They won a nice settlement but claim Girardi failed to pay out $2 million.
In a federal lawsuit, a law firm named Edelson, who worked with Girardi on the case, sued Jayne and her estranged husband over the missing money. They are trying to get the money to the orphans and widows.
Jayne stands accused of helping her husband embezzle by filing a “sham” divorce to hide assets. She denies knowing anything about Girardi’s alleged misdeeds.
Edelson claims they received