Celebrity ex-lawyer Tom Girardi found guilty of stealing from clients: ‘Robin-Hood-in-reverse’
A Los Angeles federal jury on Tuesday found disbarred California attorney Tom Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud after prosecutors accused him of stealing $15 million in settlement funds from clients. Girardi, 85, whose pollution case against a California utility inspired the Oscar-winning film “Erin Brockovich,” was accused of deceiving his clients and pilfering from … Read more