How The real housewives of Beverly Hills Star Erika Jayne works to clear her name and protect her assets, a judge has allowed Tom Girardi’s victims to hunt their money. Erika’s estranged ex-husband owes millions to his former customers, partners, and lenders. It doesn’t look like Erika will get off easily in his legal cases, and now it looks like she could be blamed for Tom’s dubious business practices.
Show fans watch Erika handle her life-changing divorce and prepare for the legal troubles she knew were on the horizon. The current season of RHOBH follows the “Expen $ ive” singer who works to distance herself from Tom after falling chaotically for decades as a renowned legal titan. Tom is accused of stealing and withholding funds from struggling victims who have relied on him for their legal concerns, as well as hungry partners and lenders with whom he did business. Since Erika has been married to Tom for 20 years, many believe she was guilty of helping her husband spend and hide his misappropriated income. Despite the divorce petition, Erika was named in some lawsuits with her ex-husband and is also on the hook for the victims, who are owed millions.
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Things only get worse for the Bravo star after a judge ruled in favor of a family that Tom lost a lawsuit last year. Just this week, the judge ruled Joe Ruigomez, Jaime Ruigomez and Kathy Ruigomez could initiate a debt collection lawsuit against Erika of RHOBH after learning that Tom had given her $ 20 million, Us Weekly reports. The Ruigomez family owes $ 11 million from Tom’s estate, which was given to court-appointed trustees earlier this year. A recent look at Tom’s fortune revealed that his law firm had previously granted Erika’s company a $ 20 million loan. When this information came out, many became skeptical of Erika’s allegation of innocence.
Joe was among the victims in Hulu’s recent documentary The Housewife And The Hustler. His family claims that Tom “basically robbed” Joe, a fire victim who survived the 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion. Joe was awarded millions in a settlement process and Tom “managed” his earnings. After a judge learned how much Erika had received from the disgraced attorney, a judge ruled that the reality star may have to repay them. While RHOBH did not charge Erika, a judge ordered her to hand over her financial records by July 21.
Over time, Erika moves closer to having her finances investigated and disclosed. In addition, it is also getting closer and closer to having to appear in a possible series of statements. Her lawyers said Erika was ready to testify against her ex-husband. In the current season of The real housewives of Beverly Hills‘Erika didn’t talk much about Tom as she remembers his forms of abuse during their two decades as a married couple.
Source: Us Weekly