Girardi and his lawyers attempted to shift the blame to Christopher Kamon, the CFO of the now-closed law firm. In their closing arguments, Girardi’s defense team portrayed their

Tom Girardi, 86, has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from his former clients, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The disgraced lawyer was also reportedly ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution to his victims, as well as a $35K fine.

After a lengthy legal battle, Erika Jayne’s estranged husband, Tom Girardi, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. News broke on the disgraced attorney’s 87th birthday in June 2025 that he would need to serve time in jail after being convicted of wire fraud.