‘RHOBH’ Erika Jayne is Headed to Trial Amid $24 Million Lawsuit

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Erika Jayne is headed to trial after being sued for $24 million by estranged husband Thomas Girardi‘s chapter trustee, Elissa Miller, who claims she was in on his scheme to rob his former shoppers of settlement funds owed to them.

As she continues to disclaim wrongdoing, claiming she was at nighttime concerning the monetary crimes dedicated by Thomas, 85, and his now-defunct legislation agency, Girardi Keese, the 53-year-old Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills forged member hopes to clear her identify of all fees listed within the September 2021 civil lawsuit filed in opposition to her.

“She’s by no means going to settle,” an insider advised The U.S. Solar of Erika on March 26.

In line with the report, Choose Anne Hwang has been assigned to the case and a trial date is anticipated to be set within the coming weeks, doubtless for someday after June.

In court docket paperwork filed in opposition to Erika, she was accused of utilizing Thomas’ private bank cards to “pay for bills she incurred in pursuit [of] her leisure profession” from 2007 to 2020.

“As well as, the Debtor paid the entire Defendants’ billings/invoices incurred by the Defendants for companies obtained or merchandise bought by Ms Girardi in pursuit of her entertainer/actor/singer/author profession,” the lawsuit alleged.

“The Trustee contends that Ms. Girardi knowingly and willingly participated in Mr. Girardi’s prison enterprise and the cash used to pay her enterprise bills had been monies from that prison enterprise,” the paperwork added.

Along with Erika, the trustee sued the RHOBH forged member’s enterprise, EJ International, LLC. However in response, Erika’s workforce recommended that the funds made on behalf of the corporate had been accounted for under as an alleged debt of EJ International quite than herself.

“No promissory be aware exists to memorialize the alleged debt owing to Girardi Keese by EJ International, LLC; and Girardi Keese was absolutely able to getting ready such a written memorialization of EJ International, LLC’s alleged debt obligation however by no means did so,” the paperwork acknowledged. “The Trustee’s above-referenced accusations that Ms. Girardi knowingly and willingly participated in a prison enterprise are false, not supported by any proof in any way, malicious, and ought to be stricken.”

“Not even the federal prosecutors in Mr. Giardi’s latest prison trial (the place neither facet referred to as Ms. Girardi as a witness) alleged that Ms. Girardi did something incorrect on the time, together with in reference to Girardi Keese’s funds of EJ International, LLC’s bills,” Erika’s workforce added.

Erika and different witnesses are anticipated to be referred to as to testify, as are yet-to-be-named specialists.

As Erika prepares for trial, Thomas is awaiting his sentencing after being discovered responsible of wire fraud and embezzling greater than $15 million from his former shoppers final August after a 13-day trial.

Whereas prosecutors are searching for a 14-year jail sentence and greater than $3.7 million in restitution from Thomas, his attorneys are attempting to delay the sentencing as a result of his alleged dementia.

On Tuesday evening’s RHOBH finale, Erika mirrored on the downfall of her longtime accomplice.

“Tom was cherished, he was admired, he was achieved,” she mentioned. “And that is how his story ended. I don’t know that I’ll ever recover from that.”

The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills season 14 reunion begins airing subsequent Tuesday at 8/7c on Bravo.