The Shameful Case Of Tom Girardi

So I came across the story of one of the most successful lawyers in America, famous for his involvement with the Erin Brockovich case: being disbarred, broke, almost divorced, and owing possibly tens of millions to his own clients after decades of seemingly being shielded by California's legal system, while operating a ponzi scheme against his own clients. It reminded me of us. Let me tell you all about it. This is the story of Tom Girardi, and his wife Erika Jayne, allegedly stealing from clients.
Intro: 00:00
Girardi Background 00:53
The Scam 03:37
Tom Layton 04:50
Bill Lokyer, Corporate Espionage 06:59
Erika's Music Video 10:00
Narcissism 10:40
Reckoning 15:19
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[@654jimbob654]

What makes this case particularly unpleasant is that Girardi was seemingly defrauding people who were not only legally entitled to that money, but also desperately needed it to help rebuild their lives after whatever misfortune had befallen them. All in the interests of perpetuating a lifestyle of gross excess.

[@eachandeverything9068]

Your so right! Many of them are families whose family members were killed in a plane crash. Makes me sick to my stomach just thinking of it. Tom and Erika are one of the lowest forms of life.

[@carringtonlefayette8644]

I concur with your sentiment 100%. Australia.

[@saoirsehaslonglegs2313]

Yes,spot on.

[@saoirsehaslonglegs2313]

Its even more galling that he publicly took credit for being the moral.lawyer defending victims ,instead he,s an immoral thief who profiteered off these victims.utterly vile.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Slannesh would be proud excess is his/her/its name.

[@georginaohara42]

He’s currently undergoing ‘dementia testing’ & she has refused to hand over her jewellery or designer clobber to recoup some funds for the victims. These 2 are the worst kind of human being.

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Sad

[@hebanker3372]

On the contrary.They are the human animal in it's most base insticts.The accumulation of resources.

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@@hebanker3372 most people usually have empathy, and have so for the survival of our species. so no, they're still the worst kind. Humans at their "base instincts" aren't squirrels hoarding nuts for no reason. We have other base instincts outside resource gathering like cooperation, intelligence, empathy, etc. what a dumb comment to make them seem more interesting than the petty criminals they are

[@alexphoenix9208]

Right up there with the Sacklers, and a hoard of other ultrarich people. Near impossible for someone to become a billionaire without screwing someone over, somewhere.

[@mauriziomoreni1434]

Special place in hell

[@robynsztyndor8607]

I’m an attorney on the east coast and I watched the 9th Circuit’s arrogant demeanor during that Kranich v. Girardi oral argument. It is shameful for the legal system to have permitted criminal conduct to run rampant to that extent.

[@MrsPinkyChiChi]

Now that I think about it, I’ve often heard Erika brag about how smart, ruthless, powerful and rich her husband is but never about how he’s helped his clients who were in need. Wouldn’t that be the thing you’d be most proud of your spouse for if appearances were correct back then?

[@michelleadams474]

Right, it's all about the money and living a lifestyle they were accustomed to, and more.

[@issafula]

So spot on!!!!

[@scouts.748]

Yes if you weren't an evil,greedy person, but she unfortunately is

[@aprilrae6551]

Erica reminds me of a greedy stripper. Oh that's right she was a stripper.

[@kaggal711]

You are so right!

[@christianmartinez774]

Where the river of money and power flows, there you will find the vilest leeches.

[@haroldbalzac6336]

thats anti-semitic

[@hazardeur]

@@haroldbalzac6336 that's stupid

[@haroldbalzac6336]

@@hazardeur I agree, how can anyone call our greatest allies vile?

[@DemstarAus]

Leeches like the wet weather.

[@DemstarAus]

@@haroldbalzac6336 Have I missed something? What about what he said is anti semitic? Money and corruption have always been bound in some respect. (I am not American, or religious, just to provide some context to my question here). Is there a deleted comment that I now can't see?

[@Libikuroi]

40 000$ per month for hair and makeup. Could have solved 99% of all my problems within just 1 month. Oh god, I feel sick to my stomach.

[@katharine2435]

Right?! I live so paycheck to paycheck that my measly 10k of debt is like a mountain. My 30,000 dollar Kia feels like a lead weight around my neck. I'm constantly worrying about/thinking about money. She spends more a month on glam then I make as a preschool teacher in a year.

[@nomanejane5766]

@@katharine2435 the worst part, its that I bet she doesn't make nearly as much as a pop star to justify such expenses.

[@smartalix5295]

Could've solved A LOT of people's problems, and given the victims the medical care and living expenses they needed, that they WON! What a despicable human being. Their opulence was flashed in the faces of those victims without shame! Sickening!

[@smartalix5295]

@@katharine2435 and shamelessly flashed it like the inherently cold person she seems to be. Makes me mad knowing it was off the backs of the needy, sick, injured and orphaned.

[@smartalix5295]

@@nomanejane5766 your instincts are 100% correct, it actually cost them money. She never made even what they put into it, which is why she was about to stop doing it, until she got popular on Bravo, and even then, it didn't make back what was put into it.

[@quartzamethyst6711]

I clearly remember an episode of the housewives where Erica was trying to remember how many houses they had, soo many she lost track!! Pretty sick when victims are duped and the lawyer has too many mansions to keep track of..

[@jenniferdelgado2834]

Wtf

[@smartalix5295]

She was lying though, SHE doesn't own any, not even the one in Pasadena. However, she did spend obscene amounts of money for her manufactured music career, it never earned her money - it always cost her money (until just before Covid, hit when she actually started getting some mainstream interest in her music and had a collaboration or two- but there is a back story regarding her #1 "hits."). He had a couple properties, but he really didn't own any of them either. He had them all mortgaged (not positive if he did on the Pasadena home though). He was pretty much running a ponzi-like scheme, where he used new client money to pay the old clients. It doesn't technically classify as one, because they weren't investors). What a sham though, and she was spending so much on luxury stuff it's insane. She even did so after she was subpoenaed about a case where Tom was sued by victims, so she knew , After there was a court order to freeze assets, she was trying to sell them off. She also put in a claim to get $600,000.00 out of the sale of the house, before the creditors and victims - which will delay those victims seeing a dime. She is just awful imo. DISCLAIMER: everything above this is based on word on the street, news reports, and opinions - these are not verified facts. Everything I mentioned is allegedly, except the subpoena I mentioned, and she was a no-show for court, citing that she was traveling for work as her excuse.

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

@@smartalix5295 just because he mortgaged them doesn't mean he doesn't own them, obviously he had to own them to mortgage them.

[@smartalix5295]

@@ASmith-jn7kf well, I was referring to something said by a lawyer about the case and his assets. It was my understanding that he owned very few things free and clear. I have multiple properties myself, but only own one office building free and clear, and I don't have anything with multiple mortgages (meaning I have never taken a second mortgage on my homes). The lawyer was struck by how little he actually owned outright, which surprised me too, given the fact they had two planes and Tom had been so successful all of his life. He also didn't put Erika on any of his properties. I personally believe he put some stuff in other people's names to protect the assets in case of this very thing. After all, he had already been sued two yrs ago, and I think he knew this was always a possibility. I think that based on someone's assertion that the place Erika is leasing is owned by one of the lawyers who worked at the firm. I dont know that to be a fact, and I honestly don't even know for sure if the lawyer was correct about Tom's assets for that matter. However, I do know Tom was smart enough to get away with this stuff for a very long time, so he's certainly smart enough to hide assets. If covid hadn't happened, I doubt this would've played out until after his death, if at all.

[@Truth1561]

Such sickening materialism, greed and selfishness. Had he stayed honest they could still have had a lifestyle the rest of us hardworking people can only only dream of. I’m so outraged on behalf of the people they have stolen from, many of whom no doubt needed the money for medical bills and life adaptations. Shame on them!

[@alexphoenix9208]

Hardworking people often struggle to make it. White collar crime pays very well in this day and age.

[@helenawilliams3011]

I am so pissed i can hardly reply God bless the victims for God this the ultimate judge

[@thisguydan]

Why would anyone brag that it costs them $40k a month to only look like that? Wouldn't the brag be that it costs them little? At least Dolly had self-awareness when she joked that "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."

[@joycesexton3657]

I've watched the show and it's what she does. She is SO FAKE! I'm so sad about all of these people who needed that money to survive in their own lives. and to see how she and these other women live. is so disgusting. I believe in anyone having what they earn either through hard work or investments or inheritance, even, but THIS? ERIKA JAYNE, will be the downfall of this franchise.

[@dwc1964]

@@joycesexton3657 What bakes my brain is how poor folks can watch shows like this and feel anything but rage, and _not_ be motivated to tear the whole thing down - but rather consider it mindless entertainment, harmless and silly. *_All of that wealth is stolen from you!_* It's yours! And you're fine watching the people who stole it from you, piss it all away on ludicrously expensive frivolities, while you're sitting in the laundromat waiting for your clothes to dry?

[@holmholmsen4158]

I think when your only personality trait is being rich, you just gotta lean into it even more.

[@fromthefire4176]

Rich people don’t think normally. Like literally, large amounts of money does things to your brain. They view spending like they can’t fast enough as something to be proud of, and it’s never to help anyone, it’s got to be for themselves or that doesn’t count in their club where everyone else is below them and they deserve everything for no reason. Almost every awful thing you can think of rich people as being like, is pretty much how they really are.

[@frodo322]

@@dwc1964 i think it’s more about escapism. The audience is attracted to see the lives of these rich women who supposedly have everything and see the parties they go to, their mansions, their fights and drama. It’s just reality TV.

[@vs52217]

The nerve of them to flaunt their wealth on Real Housewives when the money was stolen.

[@eileenmccarthy8507]

Actually could never stand them. Quit watching housewives when I left cable and never looked back! It's sad that they both got paid for that show too! Bravo overall is just shoveling crap these days.

[@kbot9923]

Erica would brag about spending tens of thousands per MONTH on a glam squad smh

[@angel555b]

@@kbot9923 & that she flies her glam squad private, too!

[@eileenmccarthy8507]

Shame on them both!

[@eveb3233]

I don’t think it’s fair to Blame Erica for his lies & indiscretions

[@brandied6594]

I think it’s sad that BRAVO is allowing her to continue as a Housewife knowing all of this.

[@modelomacy516]

Agreed

[@shreeyag7639]

well it brings in more drama i guess

[@pamcollins1651]

@@shreeyag7639 Yep you are so very right the more drama the more viewers (apparently)🤢

[@ellamaeloftus3493]

Seriously??? Wow! Doesn’t say much about bravo

[@irenetsomidis2167]

Brandi.. It’s called ratings and $. Bravo has no moral conscience!!

[@LizzieMc]

His wife ( what a joke) is on “The real housewives of Beverly Hills”, who consistently brags about, “quote out of her song” (she can’t sing), “it’s expensive to be me”! Their theft has effected so many lives. They need to be in jail. They both adore themselves and money is their god. They will get off as usual. 🇬🇧

[@unaninanine3743]

Please do more on these Real Housewives types because the shows help them increase their victim and game pool.

[@Michelle-do1ui]

Jen Shah next 😂😂

[@staceyanne1368]

yes. most of them are cons and grifters.

[@katharine2435]

Jen Shah, Melissa/Joe Gorga, Dorit/PK Kemsley.....PLEASE!!!

[@davekennedy6315]

Erica is the perfect example of how wealth certainly doesn't buy class. That and the fact that this kind of thing seems to be accepted in the US business world.

[@btarczy5067]

There I was thinking that the sleazeballs at least had some culture! What a shame.

[@fromthefire4176]

Tbh she disgusts me even more than he does in a way. Don’t get me wrong but I mean like, at least he did some work, even the dishonest stuff required more effort than anything she’s done in life, being the kind of vain, entitled pos that thinks she deserves to be rich and famous just for existing. Ungrateful even of her fans, like imagine being so privileged you can buy your way into being an “artist”, no doubt she paid someone else to do everything that entailed for her, but nonetheless then viewing and treating your fans like shit. What a terrible person...

[@pennymcmillan8706]

Not surprised he had to support his wacko old wife someway!

[@armoredp]

This kind of classless display of wealth being socially acceptable or even praised, kind of started with the Kardashians. Not saying they are evil like the Girardis, I frankly have no idea how they acquired their wealth, but they kind of set the bar really low in this regard. Being famous/praised for just being wealthy became normalised.

[@Angelface11]

Um...She is always superficial yet look who she is with....makes no sense. Of course it's about money. She does sex things on video....She was never classy. She is gross

[@angelauncorked2713]

"he never needed any of what he took." This is so freaking heartbreaking. How? How can people be so disgusting? How can you take from people who need when you don't "need."

[@Angelface11]

Greed..the rich always want more...they get insane with greed and power

[@issafula]

Unbelievable

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Psychopathy and Narcissism

[@donnah7910]

Did he do what he did for his wife?

[@Itried20takennames]

I see how some people are amoral (they don’t feel shame or discomfort when others are hurt by theirs actions), but at some level their brains must register that they will be caught….the fraud will 100% be uncovered as people will need the stolen pay-outs. That is what I don’t get.

[@LennyCartwright]

"I bet you dollars to doughnuts she hasn't made much money on pretending to be Lady Gaga's mum" 🤣 THE SHADE

[@Lion-1.]

Agreed

[@Chris-tg3qy]

I know. I am sure he was bankrolling her act. If that self indulgent act was really in demand she wouldn’t need anyone to bankroll it. It would pay for itself.

[@BinaBina221]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣💅🏽

[@brendajoycewhite5747]

Lady Ga Ga mom should sue her.

[@LPnerd]

@@brendajoycewhite5747 that was a joke, she isn't really pretending to be Gaga's mum. also, I read a report somewhere, maybe Forbes??? that Erika is a millionaire on her own now, and has been since her second year on housewives. Plus she was in a Broadway show, Played Roxio Hart in all the Jazz just before covid closed down Broadway. She has had a couple shoe lines on Kardashian's online shoe shop, and her own makeline in Sephora that totally sold out in hours in some places. I don't watch Housewives since what Bravo did to Vanderpump. That was gross, But I did find Erika interesting and beautiful. I'll be interested to see how this all plays out in the courts.

[@Craxin01]

Damn. This belongs on an hour long episode of American Greed.

[@eileenmccarthy8507]

Yes!

[@uncutgem7903]

Right!

[@moniboo523]

I agree but they're going not going to dig deep into the real content like George everything will be surface level bs because NBC own the MSNBC Edit: Bravo owned by NBC

[@LauraVaisman]

I agree!!

[@anlu3365]

🤣

[@ajpimpsall]

my buddy worked out Girardi and Keese. Sent him this video. He responded: "Yeah, he's always been a dick"

[@user-ir8mf7km6w]

"I think it’s sad that BRAVO is allowing her to continue as a Housewife knowing all of this". I agree it's disgusting.

[@Cheryl-ke4pp]

And so sad that poor man Gomez who went through hell with burns and never got fully paid but Erika had her every need met. Personally I believe she knew just what Tom was up to just like Teresa Giudice knew what Joe was doing. Shame on you! All darkness comes to light!!!

[@EclecticDD]

Why isn't settlement money put into escrow that disburses the attorney's fees and what is due to the plaintiffs. For the very reason of this video the attorney shouldn't have control of the funds.

[@samuelschwager]

That would make so much sense!

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

Because the guys who make the rules and those who apply them are in the lawyers' pockets.

[@anthonylipira9526]

I think that's how most states do it, but not California, which is why he could do it.

[@Lukehuntersworld]

Hopefully this case will result in the new law requiring the courts to make the disbursements to the attorneys as well as the clients. I hope they name the law after him as a stain on his legacy

[@tarawalsh-arpaia3928]

Alas, in other countries the type of contingency deals he made with his clients giving him the lion's share is illegal. But desperate people NEED help and they think these lawyers are the only hope they have. It's grotesque and thank God it came out. I wrote this a few years ago and it has always bothered me even though I rather liked Erika. The whole glam squad, husband paid for 'career' and videos etc. The gauche clothing, dressing up like an anime Barbie Doll. Why?

[@lukasgruber1280]

This is the perfect example of one buying love with stolen money.

[@phyllisirwin5660]

CAN'T BUY LOVE, JUST TIME!

[@chelsmartin2393]

I can’t believe his wife spending 40,000 clothes and makeup team on other people’s money and got out when the shit hit the fan! Erica always claimed she loved him but where is she today! Uhhhmm

[@elliottcorell3326]

All the woman on that show is wealthy because they stole money from someone

[@Sasha-Louise]

It's a recurring theme through the Housewives shows. Fraud. Teresa & Joe were dumb enough to go on TV after committing fraud, Apollo (and Phaedra, but she got away with it), Tom and Erika and now Jen Shah has the SDNY after her, with her arrest recently. These people put themselves out there when they have such skeletons in their closets, so they can't complain when they get caught out. There are more Housewives who may not have committed fraud but they've attached attention for the wrong reasons, like assault, tax problems and money disputes. The whole thing has got messy.

[@LaLa-xf7ku]

I think the whole thing was planned. He stole the money and when the shit hit the fan with all the lawsuits he transferred money to her and his daughter. He was showing signs of dementia a few years ago so it wouldnt be hard for him to take the fall for both of them. He agreed to a "divorce" and let her go. I think that was his way of loving her for the last time. Even if he is convicted, he wont see prison with dementia going into Alzheimers. They will put him in memory care and she will go on with her life.

[@songbird1307]

He said it was $40k a month for just hair and makeup. I don't think that includes clothing. ???

[@songbird1307]

@The viva warrior Thanks for the info. That is more reasonable than it being just hair and makeup.

[@Siran4228]

“Behind Erikas narcissism is Toms narcissism...” 😂😂😂

[@pointsbeingmade7996]

😂😂

[@NDAGR-]

I went to prison for 5 years for stealing $40,000. He's still free? Wtf

[@shahabmos5130]

You paid no bribes I guess . Noob. Ps : hope you get your life straight.

[@MrBizteck]

As my dad used to say ... You owe a 100k, your a bum. You owe a 100 million, your an business man.

[@Assimandeli]

@@MrBizteck Sad, but true

[@teej008]

You didn’t steal enough.

[@davidlean1060]

Yeah, but you got caught! It ain't rocket science my good man, as I'm sure you learned from proper cons when you were inside. I hope the criminal career has been more successful since, though I fully understand why you couldn't tell me either way! ;)

[@LittleFatFeet68]

I used to watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and I'm so happy this all caught up with them. It couldn't have happened soon enough to a sleazier couple.

[@oceancat0450]

Agreed!

[@bridgettebliss6655]

I quit watching all those shows....Erica is a snob with no cash!

[@cherylb5680]

@@bridgettebliss6655 I also stopped watching any housewives franchise, these people are all insufferable. Bravo has sunk to a new low with this one!

[@judyscheiber3661]

Me too. I gave it up with Rinna and Jayne came and Kyle decided she wanted to be the queen. It is no longer watchable. Bullies and not what they seem.

[@claudiawhite9772]

And there Are More Sleazy Couples in that group believe me🙄🙄Can’t wait until they Are Also Exposed!!🙄🙄😡😡👎👎

[@Ronboify]

I am a lawyer and knew Girardi. To say that I’m shocked, disappointed, depressed and traumatized by his fraud and corruption of the State Bar is an understatement. Power, money and influential connections in the hands of unethical lawyers are very dangerous and damaging to our profession. On behalf of the ethical lawyers (and there are many), I apologize to the public at large for this sordid mess. What a monumental waste of talent!

[@m.p.3460]

I’m speechless, and the words that come to mind I really can’t say #€£¥#£* him and his wife Erika should both rot in the prison.

[@GroovyLadyGamer]

Aww, thats sad. I know its hard to wrap your head around such greed and evil. Especially when they have fooled so many.

[@pennylee8946]

When you get money it's addicting. Once you get it you just want more and more.

[@susanjohnson747]

Took some guts, courage to say what you did👏👏👏‼️ Shameful doesn't even start to cover what he's/shes done😡 She learned how to lie perfectly from that man‼️ No prenup🙄 Please, their💵💵all assets should go to those who deserve and need it‼️ To take, keep from others to support a wife, lifestyle of bull💩 Is beyond Evil, Soulless and gives Attorneys a Worse Rep‼️

[@susanjohnson747]

@@pennylee8946 Not worth my soul🙏❣️ Do they think they'll live forever? Are they gonna take💵it with them😂 What they've done and BRAVO allows for ratings is beyond disgusting and jail is too good for soulless pieces of 👺💩like them‼️ Blessings to you and your family🙏 We just❌Bravo from our DVRs 😁

[@cupcakeluvbug]

Imagine being those victims and seeing them on national television omg

[@rev68]

This deserves millions of views.

[@Anon823]

This has to be one of the highest quality and most fascinating "guy talking about stuff" channels out there, unironically. Good writing and production quality on top of interesting takes and topics are a winning combination. Subbed for the movie talks, stayed for those and everything else combined. Keep these coming Georg :D

[@JennWatson]

She wants a musical Career because there was ‘nothing left for her to buy.’ 🙁

[@MichelleRobinson8114]

That makes me mad, if she was bored she could have ran a charity or something like LVP did saving dogs.

[@janaott7424]

I think she knew what was coming & was trying to put herself in a position to make money on her own.

[@mariacperez-fondon543]

Disgraceful

[@DanielleA2023]

For the past couple months, Ive been promoting your video across KZbin, Twitter, IG etc as its THE BEST analysis and summation of the Girardis criminality. You're awesome!

[@GeorgRockallSchmidt]

Much appreciated!

[@kentallard8852]

How was this allowed to fester? America is a society run by and for the rich & powerful.

[@GoogleUserOne]

You have zero clue how deep the corruption goes with the ca state bar

[@stephanim2436]

...as is EVERY other country..🤔

[@user-ur8hl8lr7q]

As someone else has mentioned, virtually every society has separate rules for different social classes.

[@stephanim2436]

@@user-ur8hl8lr7q EXACTLY...Mexico and Russia to name 2...🤔

[@judyscheiber3661]

And Brits don't know a governor has no power to stop any of this. NONE. That's not the way the United States works. Why then even mention Gavin? Stupid.

[@elisaplays6163]

This Californian is deeply grateful for this video. I knew none of this. I should have.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

George is tremendous and it's criminal that they bury his content.

[@deadliestvice5356]

Hey man, stay strong, alright? There are worse things in life.

[@whynotcaptaincrunch]

The Los Angeles Times has been doing a series of articles about this guy for the past few months. I think it started with reporting on that lawsuit back in December, and then they dug in deeper and deeper with more in-depth coverage of his whole history.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@deadliestvice5356 😅

[@elisaplays6163]

@@whynotcaptaincrunch Thanks for the tip. I'll look it up.

[@debbiepop7350]

Erica was in different positions such as treasurer, etc of other LLC’s they formed. She had to be complicit.

[@eternalsunshineoftheresili1385]

She bragged about it once on tv and winked like come on. She knew. She said they ( his clients) hate her

[@donnatorres7932]

I totally agree, she had SOME control of her destiny.

[@scouts.748]

Of course she's complicit but as usual she probably won't be held accountable because she's on TV

[@judyscheiber3661]

She knew. No doubt about it. She's got the money.

[@xavierminchello8431]

How does Erika afford that home she's renting in LA.

[@vjlhk730]

Ok I died in the opening when you used Erika's Jayne lyrics "Bitch what" as his intro. The shade of it all. Subscribed.

[@megyskermike]

If you're surprised about lawyers acting like scumbags, you're probably not that familiar with the profession. A surprising story would be one about a lawyer (besides those in a few select sectors) undercharging or doing legitimate good for the world.

[@threethrushes]

Even the Devil needs an advocate...

[@stellviahohenheim]

Shut up and go touch grass

[@gavinnewscum]

The ambulance chasers have inflated damages to the point of absurdity.

[@bsqwahlE]

What a generalization. Capitalism has many scumbags in politics, medicine, banking, executive suites, casinos, real estate and everywhere else.

[@leeboy26]

In fairness to Girardi he was only the second worst thing to start in 1939.

[@gibhib]

Ouch

[@zesloany9648]

You ever meet an orthodox jew

[@henrytoledo4103]

@@zesloany9648 how is that relevant to the comment previous to you? Please enlighten us

[@AAAAAA-zw7oh]

@@henrytoledo4103 i'm really courious

[@VV-ov8lk]

@@henrytoledo4103 i think he is referring to that many people, particularly orthodox Jewish people would contest that 1939 was terrible because of the holocaust beginning.

[@jill6011]

Woke up this morning wanting to watch "The Housewife and the Hustler" and found this video instead and I'm pretty sure it's better than any special ABC would throw together, plus some amazing shade tucked in there. Well done!

[@KingCASONIII]

I thought Chicago was a crooked city, but Los Angeles is another level

[@susanjohnson747]

Right there with ya😁I live a few hours south of Chicago, thank God🙏 Our states so bad👺💩 California, is going to be a hell hole like New York Portland😢

[@gxs3604]

Yep. They’re conservatorship abuse is out of control too. Look at Britney Spears situation. It’s an awful place filled with people who value money over anything.

[@nikkibrooke6626]

I've watched lots of videos on the Girardi thieves, Tom & Erika, but you've summed them up perfectly especially when (@21:51) you said "His wife's $hit music career" 🤣👍

[@judyscheiber3661]

She never really had a music career. He bought the smoke and mirrors it took to make it seem so, that's all.

[@makbadgam]

The amount of cringe from that woman's videos is SO overwhelming ! No joke, it could definitely be used for cruel and unusual punishment or even torture.

[@strangething77]

I'm with Georg. It would be good if there was a hint of irony.

[@noniechonieful]

Oh I know sooooo cringe

[@Angelface11]

Yes it's like an immature teenager...It's creepy

[@citygirl212]

😂😂😂 best comment and I know you where not trying to be funny... Erika is creepy

[@monicagilbert9173]

Loved this video, it was clear and to the point, so well done and love the darkness! Erika is one nasty piece of work, anyone who has seen her on RHOBH cant fail to notice that there is a very dark, mean and evil side to her, I hope she loses everything and any salary she receives from Bravo is taken and put towards what is owed, if ever there was someone who needed bringing down several pegs then it's her and she can bring her 'glam squad' with her! Smh

[@shannonpate109]

Absolutely

[@teresabrinkman7484]

150 percent

[@Nille0212]

💯💯💯

[@dustin628]

I'm so glad you covered this. Erika was asked in the show if she knew, and she shook her head yes while saying no. Her body language outed her. The only question is when did she find out and how much did he tell her. She wants to get as much money out for herself as possible. And she really has nothing to gain by telling the truth at this moment.

[@heinzie5]

I've never seen such venom in a georg rockall-schmidt video. I like this vibe. All the symptoms of our time are bubbling to the surface.

[@KnuckleHunkybuck]

He's been getting a little crazier and crazier; now he's aiming it, and with anger. That's something I can get behind.

[@eliseharrington6987]

Maybe the Kevin Spacey podcast? "I think he should kill himself" was a highpoint.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

I sincerely hope that this is the last time I have to endure that plastic ladies 'musical' endeavours.

[@jakobeisenstein4886]

well done, i have always loved your work but your recent videos have such a deeply rooted purpose, such a well constructed and constructive message they are a joy to behold (despite their tragic subject matter) you transcended. this channel is a pure goldmine and we will need voices like yours in the future! thank you

[@GeorgRockallSchmidt]

Thank you so much! There comes a point where all of us have to stand up for what we believe in.

[@Nejila4u]

Excellent analysis. First video I’ve seen of yours. Now I have to check out all the rest.

[@mmclaurin8035]

More of this. Make more videos like this please.

[@tagheuer001]

Exactly. So focused and topic-oriented. Some of his vids are hard for me to follow.

[@sen8282]

a rare, terrifying look at Georg When Angry

[@jenniferroberts4598]

Their vulgar, ostentatious flaunting of money that was not rightfully theirs showed you exactly who these monsters were. Look for this type of narcissism in other places in our world and you will find the same type of monsters. Stop worshiping money or this is what happens to your soul.

[@willywonka2107]

I'm in UK and hadn't heard of any of this. I began to watch the rhobh and got to like lisa vanderpump, lisa rinna and erika girardi. I still enjoy watching rhobh as I enjoy seeing how petty these women can be over a simple thing. They get seriously bent out of shape over things my friends and I would laugh at. They are hyper sensitive over every word that is said, things that the ordinary person would not even give a second thought to. I do so enjoy getting a look into their houses and realise that most of them are rather tacky. Money can't buy taste but it can buy tut.

[@aeteno703]

It'd be funny if she divorced Girardi but he just didn't pay a cent. Also, she absolutely knew what was going on, but just simply did not care. That's what people like them are like.

[@missychan63]

She only filed for divorce because they both decided it would help separate her from his legal issues. He can funnel a shit ton of money to her, they divorce, and they get to keep the money. Everyone knows that's the only reason she filed. The day the divorce was filed people were already saying he must be in money trouble.

[@chenzenzo]

Never heard of this jerk, but you sure present a fascinating take.

[@nolanduarte]

Hes part of the Jesuit ca mafia. W gavin newsome and Feinstein related to greek mafia Pelosi. Look into it.

[@mrmr9420]

Laughing Man

[@unseenabyss2824]

Laughing man. Good to see you again.

[@smartalix5295]

An accurate point at that, and his "lovely" wife unabashedly flashed that ill-gotten opulence in the faces of her husband's victims for years.

[@krisbadwolf9429]

Thanks for this video out there. I never knew this all went on *this* long. Geebus

[@jt7244]

"who knows how much on erika's shit music. but i bet you dollars to donuts, she hasn't made much money on pretending to be lady gaga's mum" I SCREEEAMED

[@thetitansofbrahma6702]

I’ve been subscribed for a couple of years, and this is the most impactful video, IMHO. When you tell a serious story, you do a great job. I felt my skin crawl watching them fawn over symbols of wealth.

[@FeignRaven]

So many old rich guys are really stretching the term "trophy wife" with who they decide to marry.

[@Sadies-girl-Cin]

👏👏👏

[@Torus2112]

Participation ribbon wife?

[@shannangoodin9933]

She was ugly no trophy lol

[@lynnsandrasannicolas6224]

Please do one next on Mauricio and Kyle Richards.

[@ashleighzee1611]

Yep, crooked through and through.

[@demitrahoward4786]

OMG!! I agree with you...I know there's s story there too...adultery, wire-fraud, money laundering...ill-gotten gain!

[@elizabethowens8548]

Teresa Gudiace still dirty even without Joe

[@lynnsandrasannicolas6224]

You’re so good at this topic. Thank you . Keep up the good work ! 🌹👍🏼❤️

[@AbaddonAlmighty]

Erika is 49 but acting 19.

[@michaelsoltesz3779]

So strange. Like watching someone’s mom play “popstar”. Time to retire. 😳

[@judyscheiber3661]

And she's got all the money

[@20thCenturyPox]

I saw a headline about this and all I got was "lawyer loses licence", but you have presented a thorough account of dishonesty and greed the likes of which are unimaginable to any decent person which serves as a gruesome portrait of a society gone to shit. Kudos. One of your best videos ever.

[@shelliesanchez4253]

Well researched and articulately explained!! Thank you 🙏

[@suzanamoreno5337]

Thanks for explaining 🙂everything with your calm and very well spoken English...i love soothing voices ❤. Love from England 🇬🇧.

[@paulk.dicostanzo2279]

Of all the topics Georg has presented, I don’t recall any that are as dripping with personal distain as this. Which is saying a lot when you consider they include Andy Windsor!

[@fernan2342]

I expect nothing less when talking about a lawyer

[@arempy5836]

@@fernan2342 Can you imagine a world without lawyers!? 🌈👮🏿👨🏻👷🏼👧🏽🌍👳🏾👦🏿🕵🏼👩🏻🌤 Euchk!

[@sunsetman22]

@@fernan2342 like Louis Cypher/the devil (played by Robert De Niro) said to Johnny Favourite in Angel Heart, "no one will mourn one less lawyer in the world". I agree (and I'm in my third year of law school lmao)

[@heroino89]

@@arempy5836 Lionel Hutz approves of this comment.

[@DR3ADER1]

We got close to that with his Star Wars video, where he almost cuts into Disney's incompetent CEO, but he shows restraint and professionalism, then there was the Cats film...

[@jspecs13]

It's odd seeing someone you know mentioned in a KZbin video. I worked at the California bar but left shortly before this blew up. These people are exactly as awful as you would imagine. Edit: i did wonder why someone who bragged about all his powerful friends worked as an investigator that made quite little.

[@patrickderp1044]

how do i live in california when everything costs too much and the people cluster into hives of negativity like this

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

@@patrickderp1044 @Patrick derp Simple; Play Cyberpunk 2077. Night City is set in California and I hear they're planning on rolling out a 1.2 patch soon to fix all the bugs and broken systems. ^_^ I don't know if I can say the same about the real California though...

[@ajpimpsall]

my buddy worked out Girardi and Keese. Sent him this video. He responded: "Yeah, he's always been a dick"

[@Sadies-girl-Cin]

@@ajpimpsall does your friend think he stole all that money,though it seems he did for that "pat the puss" wife of his

[@ajpimpsall]

@@Sadies-girl-Cin just asked him while it to dinner. He says yes.

[@AyitaLightfoot622]

Thank u so much 4 this...everyone should c this..so grateful..sharing

[@toedpens4954]

Love your varied content! You should do more like this!

[@nickbex]

Almost feels like a Jim Can't Swim video, excellent breakdown of this criminal behaviour

[@archlich4489]

Another good one is "That Chapter" do not go there you may not leave for months.

[@curiousworld7912]

Well, in a society that worships wealth and possessions, this isn't that odd a case. There's no such word for some people as 'enough'.

[@nurgle11]

You mean the vulgar and copious consumption some of us take to extreme .. sure but some can do it with at least a little taste ... these folks definitely cannot (Edit: oh of course not to mention the rampant misappropriation of client funds: fraud, theft etc I guess because they thought they were more deserving than the "little people" that actually need it for their operations, to put their shattered life back together etc).

[@curiousworld7912]

@@nurgle11 Yep. That's it, exactly.

[@pippy6677]

Thank you for making this video.

[@johnk6123]

This video is great! Loved the music video bits here and there. Just amazing lol

[@dina7492]

More shameful cases please! All your summaries are great but IMO this is really the cherry on top. The combination of an in depth case study + a general social commentary on corrupt, greedy officials is just peak informative and entertaining storytelling

[@tex2163]

Pretending to be lady gaga's mum! LOL that was brutal and truthful at the same time...

[@Sadies-girl-Cin]

It was brilliant 😁

[@katharine2435]

Literary award worthy comment. She wishes she was Lady Gagas mom, especially now! 🤣

[@crashingxhearts]

This video was so good!!! Please make more.

[@fififirestone3787]

Really well done video. Will you please consider making one about Jen Shah? She is on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and was just charged by the Feds for defrauding senior citizens out of money.

[@GeorgRockallSchmidt]

I heard about that, but don't know a lot- I'll look into it. Thanks!

[@MrHEC381991]

"Consequences, schmonsequences, as long as I'm rich." - Daffy Duck

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

The true intellectual beacon of our times.

[@blacksheep9772]

I always liked that duck

[@larrybyrd5634]

Great Looney Toons reference! Took me back to vhs tapes filled with them

[@russjamison9041]

You have desecrated the Genie of the land!!!!

[@mongomanproductions1049]

Georg deserves more subscribers.

[@GreyGhost.]

excellent channel. Thanks from the UK.

[@micheleallison2574]

Thanks! Great info...

[@italianchicky888]

You put that together better than anybody I’ve seen do it. Thank you for doing that for me I was super interested to find out the info but did not want to go down the rabbit hole

[@euler73]

"...that money was just resting in my account"

[@grej1green238]

I knew I was either going to find this comment or have to make it... I’m so happy it’s here :)

[@spugintrntl]

The way a corpse rests in a grave.

[@RK-tr4xk]

Haha, the "Crilly Defence" !

[@UTRipleyxoxo]

God Ted!

[@aqueleoutro]

I love your grammar. I've been watching your channel because you're super entertaining and it helps me develop my English! Thanks a lot!

[@Alexander-np7qx]

Wow, that was great investigative journalism. I'm looking forward to more of your content. I didn't understand why no one else was doing this piece on him. Very well done!

[@fruiz351]

I wouldn't call it great investigative journalism as that is a huge stretch! A true professional none biassed journalist presents the storyline and the facts without biased rapport and regardless of how you feel on the subject matter or the people being reported on!

[@nahladel]

Fuck knows why you've covered this but it's great.

[@letsburn00]

It's an interesting story. Plus, the LA Times has been investigating them so he has loads of info on it to pull from. I suspect that If she had not been on real housewives, he could have stayed under the radar. So many corrupt people a over the world stay secret. But narcissists often want all the attention in the world. I'd find it interesting to see if every state basically has these guys. Every adviser is listed, as it should be. See who the dodgy bastards are running the show behind the scenes. I also think the story or corruption often is "If I fought them, I'd be destroyed. So I looked the other way. Eventually, I got a bit myself." California is just large enough to have newspapers that can make money from uncovering graft. I wonder how many small towns and even cities with a million people who are run be similar cliques. Not even government centered. But powerful and rich enough to have control over governments by being "major citizens" who people feel are too powerful to ever go against.

[@mrmeerkat1096]

@@letsburn00 I've watched Erika giradi on the real housewives and it must be sickening for the victims to see them living this lifestyle with there money. Tom spending millions trying to kick start his wife's music career and the rest. I think your right in what you say about them appearing on that show. It's very hard for the victims not to try and fight the system and a top lawyer when they are flaunting there wealth on a TV show and the victims are suffering and struggling to make end's meet. It might have been better if they kept a low profile. I don't know if that is a indication he kept things from her, otherwise she would have stayed low key, or they deluded themselves that everything was going to be alright.

[@letsburn00]

@@mrmeerkat1096 I hear so much about people like this who run smaller towns. Random fixers who know the right people. It's either impossible or very hard to become rich without being dirty. So many people grease the wheels a bit. Few end up on a national TV show which is specifically about empty shallow people. I don't watch the Genre. Funnily enough because I'm busy watching historical documentaries on KZbin made by one person and a 1000 member patreon. I do see a lot of people here saying this is a California thing. Which I think is as nonsense as the old "all Florida politicians are crooks.". It's a bad leaders thing and it can be stopped. We can have capable, non corrupt leaders. It's just that laziness among the voting population and the media will lean towards this corrupt behaviour unless we make active descisions against it.

[@mrmeerkat1096]

@@letsburn00 I'd prefer to watch historical documentarys than this, I had to watch it with my girlfriend in lockdown LOL. Your right corruption is EVERYWHERE. From small towns to the biggest cities. Its remarkable what the rich get away with. I agree its not just a California thing, but it is taken to the extreme there. It seems to be more important there that you are seen eating in the right restaurants, your house is on the right street, you drive the right car, and seen with the right people etc. More than it is in small blue collar towns. There is a industry built round what these people say and do and as we have seen in this video the lengths they will go to aquire and maintain this lifestyle is disturbing. Which ever party you vote for it stays the same and it's very hard for a new party to break through into the mainstream in any meaningful way. These Jeffrey epstein type of people and others who have had a big fall from grace from being part of the elite. I think they have pissed off the power's that be, otherwise they wouldn't be in this position.

[@letsburn00]

@@mrmeerkat1096 I think the shallow people doing shallow things is a fairly basic part of human existence. California I don't think necessarily creates shallow people who want to be famous so much as it attracts those people from elsewhere. Apart from maybe new York, every shallow person who wants to be a star goes to Hollywood. Everyone who wants to be a tech creator goes to the bay area. I think corruption isn't a particularly Cal thing, it's just left wing Texas in terms of that. The lack of political back and forth has led to the kingmaker developing, which happens behind closed doors instead of in voting. Australia has it right now, where the media is so friendly to one party that they don't need to care about actually doing well. As a side effect, they are awash in horrendous allegations right now about Rape, since the normal requirement to remove the trash doesn't happen until it gets this bad. The states like Louisiana and Mississippi have another flavour of it. The corruption with zero accountability. Texas, florida and Cal I feel are large enough and diverse enough to report of this stuff.

[@_JayRamsey_]

People like this disgust me. If one borrows $1m for a few years they can easily set themselves up for life off dividends, even after paying the initial investment off. The only reason people like Girardi don't is because they feel they're entitled to a more expensive life. It's especially fucked up when you consider the type of people he was stealing from and that he pretty much got away with it (if you don't get caught until your eighties, you got away with it).

[@claraglatthaar998]

Especially since he is now claiming dementia defense

[@daraquane5722]

ok so this whole piece was very well done, thanks for summing the whole thing up with the facts that matter.

[@dianemorgan6106]

So disturbing, everyone needs to know about this! Great review of the details and years of corruption. Shameful acts of greed and corruption.

[@defundhollywood3259]

Thank you for this video!!! Emily Baker's been covering the case but I find it absolutely fascinating. More people need to know... especially people who remember the Erin Brockvich movie! I can't believe it's the same guy!! 😖😤

[@laceysilver5714]

This is what happens whe you become corrupt

[@marlanaferro1481]

Cute kitty 💕💕💕💕💕

[@FixedFace]

"i need 1k per day for makeup" well, i believe her

[@HjCrawford]

This is so informative and well done! Thank you!! New sub!

[@fromamyscloset]

Great Work!!!!

[@paulhugo1623]

Frankly, the best video you have made, so far... highly interesting and thought provoking

[@JasonWendleton]

Bravo. I love all your videos, but this is a whole new level.

[@nicksouksavath3552]

Amazing Commentary!! Top Notch!

[@tbrownell102]

Great reporting!

[@NewAgeHeaven]

Any topic you find interesting Georg, becomes enthralling thanks to your earnest intrigue and analytical approach. One of, if not, the best channel on YT. 👍🏻

[@judyscheiber3661]

The only trouble is, he has no grasp of how the legal system works here in the United States. He imagines it's the governor that prosecutes criminals. That's a jaw dropping lack of overall intelligence on how things work here.

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

And all because the lady loves Hiptang

[@jffryh]

What is hiptang?

[@leijten]

Hiptang! The hottest item for sale at the moment!!! Hiptang!

[@JMD501]

That'll be the Hiptang

[@clibinarium]

@@jffryh Well, it's kinda different, and it's got a Hiptang.

[@henrytoledo4103]

@@jffryh They're trolling you or hiptang is a new meme

[@debikaip3699]

Excellent show 👍

[@mamak.]

Out of all the videos I have seen on people reporting on this situation in my opinion you hit the nail on the head and are the most accurate