Erika Jayne is responding to a motion from a bankruptcy trustee who asked the reality star to turn over a set of diamond earrings valued at $750,000.The pricey piece of jewelry was a gift from her estranged husband Thomas Girardi, whose law firm was shuttered amid an fraud investigation.
The trustee claimed in new court documents filed Tuesday that Girardi bought the lavish jewelry in 2007 using funds skimmed from a trust account represented by his firm, Girardi Keese (GK), according to TMZ.
The documents further allege the purchase was simply justified as "cost" on the account. Jayne filed for divorce from Girardi in November 2020.
She and the lawyer had been married over 20 years. In August, the trustee began liquidating assets held by Girardi Keese in a concerted effort to repay Girardi’s creditors, and in following a paper trail, appeared to uncover the large purchase.
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