RHOBH: Erika's Lawyer Claims She Was 'Innocently' Gifted $750K Earrings
A lawyer for Erika Jayne from The Real Houseiwves of Beverly Hillsclaims she was "innocently" gifted a pair of $750,000 earrings by her estranged husband, Tom Girardi. After more than a year later, Erika is still getting grilled about her ex's alleged criminal activity. Erika filed for divorce from Tom in November 2020 after more than 20 years of marriage. The split was a shock at first, but the events that followed led viewers to wonder if Erika's life wasn't as perfect as she portrayed on TV.
In December 2020, a month after Erika filed, Tom was accused of embezzling millions of dollars of client funds for at least 10 years. However, Tom has since claimed through his lawyers that he had no idea what he was doing as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. As a result of Tom's alleged criminal acts and his diagnosis, Erika was left with a number of lawsuits now aimed at her.
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In a court filing exclusively obtained by Page Six, Erika's lawyer is slamming reports that she knewTom, who wanted bankruptcy case discharged, bought her expensive diamond earrings using funds he stole from his clients. "First, Erika is completely innocent," lawyer Evan Borges admitted in the court documents. "Not even the trustee alleges that Erika knew the source of funds that her wealthy husband used to buy her a gift of earrings 15 years ago (which replaced a prior set of earrings bought years prior to that)." Even though Erika claims she had no idea Tom used client funds to pay for the earrings, she has not sold or transferred the earrings as a sign of "good faith," while the investigation is still ongoing. As of today, the diamond earrings are held in
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