Disbarred 83-year-old lawyer Tom Girardi, allegedly embezzled more than $15 million from his clients between 2010 and 2020.
Girardi Keese’s chief financial officer from 2004–2020, Christopher Kazoo Kamon, 49, was also charged Wednesday. He was arrested in November while living in the Bahamas. Girardi and Kamon also face separate charges in Illinois announced Wednesday, alongside another Girardi Keese lawyer, David R. Lira.Girardi allegedly negotiated settlements but concealed the actual terms of those settlements from his clients.
The proceeds would be put into his attorney trust accounts, which Girardi and Kamon would then allegedly embezzle and misappropriate funds from. This included using the money to pay other clients whose settlements had already been used by the law firm, to pay staff, and for Girardi and Kamon’s personal expenses.The maximum sentence Girardi faces for the California charges is 20 years in federal prison. He’s scheduled to appear for arraignment on Feb. 6.
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