RHOBH’s Erika Jayne Meets With Victims Allegedly Defrauded by Estranged Husband Tom Girardi

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Erika Jayne recently met with several people who accused her estranged husband, Tom Girardi, of defrauding them.The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 52, spoke with Tom’s alleged victims at a Paul’s Ice Cream event in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 16, according to a report from Page Six. “I came here with an open heart to listen to what’s going on, hear what happened and figure out how to be a part of how to move forward together in a way that’s beneficial for all victims,” Erika told the outlet.Paul’s Ice Cream was cofounded by Kimberly Archie, a former employee at Tom’s former law firm Girardi Keese, and Kathy Ruigomez, whose son Joseph Ruigomez was critically injured in the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion.

Kathy alleged that Tom, 84, defrauded Joseph’s $11 million settlement, which the family won in a 2020 lawsuit against PG&E. (Joseph’s story was featured in the 2021 Hulu documentary The Housewife & the Hustler.)Erika also reportedly spoke to Josie Hernandez, who reached out to Tom for legal counsel in 2014 after she became ill following several failed surgeries to get an implant for “incontinence issues” after childbirth.

Girardi Keese settled the case for $135,000, but by 2019, Hernandez claimed she hadn’t received any payments.Erika filed for divorce from Tom in November 2020 after 21 years of marriage.

One month later, the couple were accused of embezzling funds earmarked for families of plane crash victims. Erika was dismissed from that lawsuit in January 2022, but the estranged duo were named in several other subsequent lawsuits.In February, Tom was indicted for allegedly embezzling more than $15 million from his clients and was charged with five counts of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20