Disbarred personal injury lawyer Tom Girardi has been found guilty of leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled millions of dollars from his clients.
After a 13-day trial, Girardi was convicted Tuesday of four counts of wire fraud. He is scheduled for a Dec. 6 sentencing hearing, where he will face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count.
Girardi is known for his role in the class-action lawsuit, filed in 1993, against California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Company — a case that inspired the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” starring
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