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Erika Jayne Accused of Being “Frontwoman” for “Criminal Enterprise”


Erika Jayne‘s legal troubles aren’t over yet.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills starĀ and her company EJ Global LLC, along withĀ the law firm founded by her estranged husband Tom Girardi and its lenders, were named in a newĀ legal docs filed by Edelson PC on April 5.

According to court documents obtained by E! News, Chicago-based law firm Edelson PC is seeking no less than $55 million in damagesĀ from the defendantsĀ for alleged crimes that include racketeering, receipt of stolen property, unlawful business practice, deceit and more.

TheĀ 67-page lawsuit draft details the many allegations, calling Tom’s law firm,Ā Girardi Keese,Ā “the largest criminal racketeering enterprise in the history of plaintiffs’ law.”Ā 

“All told,” the documents state, “it stole more than $100 million dollars from the firm’s clients, co-counsel, vendors, and many others unfortunate enough to do business with the firm.”

In order to pull off their alleged “scheme,”Ā Edelson PC claims thatĀ Giarardi Keese “was siphoning off millions to fund Tom’s and Erika’s all-consuming need to spend.”Ā 



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