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.
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.
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.
@@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?
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.
@@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
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.
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!
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.
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!
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
@@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.
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..
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 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.
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.
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."
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.
@@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?
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.
@@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.
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?
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!!!
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.
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. 🇬🇧
"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."
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
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.
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
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?
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
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.
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.
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!
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‼️
@@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 😁
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
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.
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
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! ;)
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" 🤣👍
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.
"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
For the past couple months, Ive been promoting your video across UA-cam, Twitter, IG etc as its THE BEST analysis and summation of the Girardis criminality. You're awesome!
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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 UA-cam 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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
It's odd seeing someone you know mentioned in a UA-cam 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 @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...
I never liked Erika. I watch the Beverly Hills Housewives and love the show. But Erika for me was very cold and angry, I also didn't like her filthy music and sex show. Her and Tom are selfish cruel people. Not to be respected at all. I don't know how they live with themselves. I can only hope their day will come.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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)
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...
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
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).
It takes a real.piece of shit to withhold and spend the money that belongs to those injured and or killed. The govt should seize every penny and reimburse, at least some to those who won their cases.
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.
Weird personal story... he represented me a long time ago in a medical malpractice lawsuit( the Dr. misdiagnosed me which left me blind in one eye)! So now as I’m almost through your video and these revelations hit hard because of my outcome! While mine was a small case relative to the ones you’ve covered; it struck me as strange back then when nearly 4 years had passed and ( I’ll paraphrase because it’s been sooo long and it was confusing to me then and now it’s “blurry and confusing” ! ) but basically he said we almost won; if it had been six months later when it happened we definitely would have won bc it was clearly a misdiagnoses and treatment was given based on the wrong diagnosis which led to my protracted illness, search for the true diagnosis which was nearly impossible because of the medicine that “masked “ the real problem ( it’s such a long story), I saw Dr’s at Jules stein at UCLA, and USC all over Southern California and it took almost a Year to get it right bc the infection just blossomed from the initial wrong dx. and treatment,etc. But back to Tom, he was really so nice and caring and I trusted him implicitly. Again, I was very young,naive and vulnerable so I never thought to question him. He said something though that I could never intellectually reconcile or fully understand and it was along the lines of offering me a small settlement from a pending suit that had big damages awarded. It was so vague and confusing and knowing he had gone to bat for me ( he told me they really made the Drs. Life hell by deposing him and having small hearings at very in-opportune times so this Dr. would really understand the egregiousness of his bad medical practice and just how terrible the effects on me were! I had to stop College for two years which is about the length of time it took for me to get better! So, although I have mixed emotions regarding Tom, your video shed a lot of light on what he was trying to say to me ( in code as the saying now goes)! Also, because it was a contingency case as most PI and malpractice Suits are, I think he brought that up as well... that trying to secure a “win” It was unlikely this very arrogant and remorseless physician would capitulate in any way and would hold out come “hell or high-water”! Meaning it was no longer financially feasible for his firm. Wow! Didn’t expect to be so verbose in my comment but there you have it!
They should make these types of criminals stay in an open-air box-style cell that is in the middle of a town square so people can humiliate and throw garbage at them daily. Seems fair to me.
Well as per California Lawyers being corrupt as all get out...Go back and look at Theranos again. Bois (Theranos main lawyer when things started to get warm...so much so he sat on the board) came down hard to spook people who were trying to open up about the issue and tried to block the journalism that eventually did break the scandal open. He is still largely considered one of top if not the top lawyer in the state and is playing the same glad-handing game as Giradi. I mean you could have a successful and vibrant channel on this whole subject and won't run out of material anytime before you retire.
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).
More of this please Georg. It was horrible to watch but I couldn't stop myself. Imagine being so delusional you you thought Lady Gaga's mum loved you for your looks and personality?
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.
WOW! I had no idea! Great reporting!!! As a long time fan of RHOBH I am shocked.Although I never cared for Erika's music and it seemed just plain stupid to need her glam squad I find this fascinating. Always seemed like her main glam squad gay man was getting paid to compliment her. Still I had respect for Tom & her for doing things their way and not conforming to what the world demanded. Now I know why....
The worst part of this story, is how much he was respected in the legal community. The reason he was so successful was because he fought and won so many class-action lawsuits against corporations that absolutely deserved to pay out huge amounts for what they did. It's not just a rich elite lawyer that did this, it's someone who was very respected in his profession for his morals and ethics. Seems you can't have faith in anyone or anything anymore. 😞
Corruption is endemic across the USA, from the White House on down, but unfortunately it seems that the cure will be worse for Joe Shmoe than the disease is now.
What's truly worrisome (to me, at least) is that I saw the beginnings of this kind of corruption in the leadership of the US Department of Defense just before I retired a decade ago. Generals and admirals are an extremely shady bunch, and even the ones that I thought were decent leaders would later prove my initial assessments wrong. As Georg hinted at, it's one thing for a high-profile class action lawyer to be a corrupt and morally bankrupt POS, but when judges, governors and other important leaders (like generals and admirals) start acting that way, that's when things get really nasty.....
It's always been like this for many centuries. The issue here is that these individuals make the legal system a joke and it wasn't even their intention to do so. Their actual intent was to make more money for THEMSELVES and only themselves. It's the collateral damage that hurts these systems and institutions that have good, honest actual human beings who work their arses off for the logically and ethically correct and sound reasons who get caught up in the crossfire.
You laid the case against them out, so well. They have a lot to answer for. The most disgusting people on earth. Go buy another diamond Erica, the poor guy can wait for his surgeries. You despicable pair of con artists. You make us sick. WHY IS BRAVO KEEPING YOU ON TV. GIVE HER PAY CHECK, STRAIGHT TO THEIR VICTIMS. SHAME ON YOU ALL.
Wow, this seems like quite a change for you. Maybe I haven't seen enough of your non-movie videos, but this one feels like you're truly angry at that Girardi guy. (Who certainly deserves it.) It's also an interesting documentary that must have required quite a bit of research. Very well done, Mr. Rockall-Schmidt. Girardi's decades long con reminds me of Bernie Madoff more than anything, because it sounds like both of them were doing the pyramid scheme thing of taking new revenue and giving it to older clients. Except Girardi's clients weren't trying to make money, they were trying to get justice for the wrongs done to them. And while it took a world financial crash to expose Madoff, it seems like Girardi was exposed because he just got too greedy and took too much for himself. But both of them were very good at cloaking themselves in respectability.
Excellent research. Scandalous behavior. I’m sure he has part of that money stashed in the Cayman Islands. 35-40% of settlements is the standard for plaintiff’s counsel. Not paying the judgement proceeds is horrible. Those asshats need to pay the money they owe. They can sell their jewels and other shit they own.
Even when Erika was on the show, no one dared to confront her. She was protected on the show until Andy asked her a simple question. Andy should have been asked why she was even on the show in the first place. His shows were already rolling down hill before her. Now it's like YAWN except for Atlanta and even they need to watch their story line.
Andy Cohen is a sleezbag and this hire was the worst. He can’t do ONE show where ladies have class. He is as vile as EJ is. EJ married her grandpa and thinks we don’t know why$$$$$ gtfo
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!! 😖😤
And to think Erika was one of my HS students....... She was one of the nicest kids- always bouncing around. She was a great dancer back then. Money and greed destroyed her.
cheating his clients of money including widowers is repulsive, wolf in sheeps clothing he did the exact opposite of the right thing, shame on the bar shame shame they could of stopped him years ago.
I never liked the condescending, nasty way he spoke to her. I didn't like her and thought she was vapid and a little ridiculous. But felt embarrassed for her to tolerate this just for the money she could get from him. Her son must now be very ashamed of the two of them and their unlawfulness.
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.
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.
I concur with your sentiment 100%.
Australia.
Yes,spot on.
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.
Slannesh would be proud excess is his/her/its name.
Please do more on these Real Housewives types because the shows help them increase their victim and game pool.
Jen Shah next 😂😂
yes. most of them are cons and grifters.
Jen Shah, Melissa/Joe Gorga, Dorit/PK Kemsley.....PLEASE!!!
Where the river of money and power flows, there you will find the vilest leeches.
thats anti-semitic
@@haroldbalzac6336 that's stupid
@@hazardeur I agree, how can anyone call our greatest allies vile?
Leeches like the wet weather.
@@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?
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.
Sad
On the contrary.They are the human animal in it's most base insticts.The accumulation of resources.
@@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
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.
Special place in hell
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!
Hardworking people often struggle to make it. White collar crime pays very well in this day and age.
I am so pissed i can hardly reply God bless the victims for God this the ultimate judge
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.
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.
@@katharine2435 the worst part, its that I bet she doesn't make nearly as much as a pop star to justify such expenses.
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!
@@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.
@@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.
Damn. This belongs on an hour long episode of American Greed.
Yes!
Right!
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
I agree!!
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"I bet you dollars to doughnuts she hasn't made much money on pretending to be Lady Gaga's mum" 🤣 THE SHADE
Agreed
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.
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Lady Ga Ga mom should sue her.
@@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.
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..
Wtf
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.
@@smartalix5295 just because he mortgaged them doesn't mean he doesn't own them, obviously he had to own them to mortgage them.
@@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.
The nerve of them to flaunt their wealth on Real Housewives when the money was stolen.
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.
Erica would brag about spending tens of thousands per MONTH on a glam squad smh
@@kbot9923 & that she flies her glam squad private, too!
Shame on them both!
I don’t think it’s fair to Blame Erica for his lies & indiscretions
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."
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.
@@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?
I think when your only personality trait is being rich, you just gotta lean into it even more.
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.
@@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.
my buddy worked out Girardi and Keese. Sent him this video. He responded: "Yeah, he's always been a dick"
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?
Right, it's all about the money and living a lifestyle they were accustomed to, and more.
So spot on!!!!
Yes if you weren't an evil,greedy person, but she unfortunately is
Erica reminds me of a greedy stripper. Oh that's right she was a stripper.
You are so right!
I think it’s sad that BRAVO is allowing her to continue as a Housewife knowing all of this.
Agreed
well it brings in more drama i guess
@@shreeyag7639 Yep you are so very right the more drama the more viewers (apparently)🤢
Seriously??? Wow! Doesn’t say much about bravo
Brandi.. It’s called ratings and $. Bravo has no moral conscience!!
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!!!
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.
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. 🇬🇧
“Behind Erikas narcissism is Toms narcissism...”
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"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."
Greed..the rich always want more...they get insane with greed and power
Unbelievable
Psychopathy and Narcissism
Did he do what he did for his wife?
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.
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.
There I was thinking that the sleazeballs at least had some culture! What a shame.
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...
Not surprised he had to support his wacko old wife someway!
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.
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
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.
That would make so much sense!
Because the guys who make the rules and those who apply them are in the lawyers' pockets.
I think that's how most states do it, but not California, which is why he could do it.
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
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?
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.
He's been getting a little crazier and crazier; now he's aiming it, and with anger. That's something I can get behind.
Maybe the Kevin Spacey podcast? "I think he should kill himself" was a highpoint.
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
All the woman on that show is wealthy because they stole money from someone
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.
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.
He said it was $40k a month for just hair and makeup. I don't think that includes clothing. ???
@The viva warrior Thanks for the info. That is more reasonable than it being just hair and makeup.
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!
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.
Aww, thats sad. I know its hard to wrap your head around such greed and evil. Especially when they have fooled so many.
When you get money it's addicting. Once you get it you just want more and more.
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‼️
@@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 😁
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
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.
Even the Devil needs an advocate...
Shut up and go touch grass
The ambulance chasers have inflated damages to the point of absurdity.
What a generalization.
Capitalism has many scumbags in politics, medicine, banking, executive suites, casinos, real estate and everywhere else.
She wants a musical Career because there was ‘nothing left for her to buy.’
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That makes me mad, if she was bored she could have ran a charity or something like LVP did saving dogs.
I think she knew what was coming & was trying to put herself in a position to make money on her own.
Disgraceful
"I think it’s sad that BRAVO is allowing her to continue as a Housewife knowing all of this". I agree it's disgusting.
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
Absolutely
150 percent
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I went to prison for 5 years for stealing $40,000. He's still free? Wtf
You paid no bribes I guess .
Noob.
Ps : hope you get your life straight.
As my dad used to say ...
You owe a 100k, your a bum.
You owe a 100 million, your an business man.
@@MrBizteck Sad, but true
You didn’t steal enough.
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! ;)
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" 🤣👍
She never really had a music career. He bought the smoke and mirrors it took to make it seem so, that's all.
This is the perfect example of one buying love with stolen money.
CAN'T BUY LOVE, JUST TIME!
Ok I died in the opening when you used Erika's Jayne lyrics "Bitch what" as his intro. The shade of it all. Subscribed.
Imagine being those victims and seeing them on national television omg
This Californian is deeply grateful for this video. I knew none of this. I should have.
George is tremendous and it's criminal that they bury his content.
Hey man, stay strong, alright? There are worse things in life.
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.
@@deadliestvice5356 😅
@@whynotcaptaincrunch Thanks for the tip. I'll look it up.
This deserves millions of views.
Never heard of this jerk, but you sure present a fascinating take.
Hes part of the Jesuit ca mafia. W gavin newsome and Feinstein related to greek mafia Pelosi. Look into it.
Laughing Man
Laughing man. Good to see you again.
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.
"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
For the past couple months, Ive been promoting your video across UA-cam, Twitter, IG etc as its THE BEST analysis and summation of the Girardis criminality. You're awesome!
Much appreciated!
In fairness to Girardi he was only the second worst thing to start in 1939.
Ouch
You ever meet an orthodox jew
@@zesloany9648 how is that relevant to the comment previous to you? Please enlighten us
@@henrytoledo4103 i'm really courious
@@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.
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.
I'm with Georg. It would be good if there was a hint of irony.
Oh I know sooooo cringe
Yes it's like an immature teenager...It's creepy
😂😂😂 best comment and I know you where not trying to be funny... Erika is creepy
Fuck knows why you've covered this but it's great.
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.
@@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.
@@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 UA-cam 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.
@@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.
@@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.
I thought Chicago was a crooked city, but Los Angeles is another level
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😢
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.
Please do one next on Mauricio and Kyle Richards.
Yep, crooked through and through.
OMG!! I agree with you...I know there's s story there too...adultery, wire-fraud, money laundering...ill-gotten gain!
Teresa Gudiace still dirty even without Joe
It's odd seeing someone you know mentioned in a UA-cam 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.
how do i live in california when everything costs too much and the people cluster into hives of negativity like this
@@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...
my buddy worked out Girardi and Keese. Sent him this video. He responded: "Yeah, he's always been a dick"
@@ajpimpsall does your friend think he stole all that money,though it seems he did for that "pat the puss" wife of his
@@Sadies-girl-Cin just asked him while it to dinner. He says yes.
Erica was in different positions such as treasurer, etc of other LLC’s they formed. She had to be complicit.
She bragged about it once on tv and winked like come on. She knew. She said they ( his clients) hate her
I totally agree, she had SOME control of her destiny.
Of course she's complicit but as usual she probably won't be held accountable because she's on TV
She knew. No doubt about it. She's got the money.
How does Erika afford that home she's renting in LA.
More of this. Make more videos like this please.
Exactly. So focused and topic-oriented. Some of his vids are hard for me to follow.
I never liked Erika. I watch the Beverly Hills Housewives and love the show. But Erika for me was very cold and angry, I also didn't like her filthy music and sex show. Her and Tom are selfish cruel people. Not to be respected at all. I don't know how they live with themselves. I can only hope their day will come.
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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.
How was this allowed to fester? America is a society run by and for the rich & powerful.
You have zero clue how deep the corruption goes with the ca state bar
...as is EVERY other country..🤔
As someone else has mentioned, virtually every society has separate rules for different social classes.
@@user-ur8hl8lr7q EXACTLY...Mexico and Russia to name 2...🤔
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.
I sincerely hope that this is the last time I have to endure that plastic ladies 'musical' endeavours.
Pretending to be lady gaga's mum! LOL that was brutal and truthful at the same time...
It was brilliant 😁
Literary award worthy comment. She wishes she was Lady Gagas mom, especially now! 🤣
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.
I heard about that, but don't know a lot- I'll look into it. Thanks!
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!
"Consequences, schmonsequences, as long as I'm rich."
- Daffy Duck
The true intellectual beacon of our times.
I always liked that duck
Great Looney Toons reference! Took me back to vhs tapes filled with them
You have desecrated the Genie of the land!!!!
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.
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.
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.
Agreed!
I quit watching all those shows....Erica is a snob with no cash!
@@bridgettebliss6655 I also stopped watching any housewives franchise, these people are all insufferable. Bravo has sunk to a new low with this one!
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.
And there Are More Sleazy Couples in that group believe me🙄🙄Can’t wait until they Are Also Exposed!!🙄🙄😡😡👎👎
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!
I expect nothing less when talking about a lawyer
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Can you imagine a world without lawyers!?
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Euchk!
@@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)
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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...
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
Thank you so much! There comes a point where all of us have to stand up for what we believe in.
The California Bar should pay out to Girardi’s victims
So many old rich guys are really stretching the term "trophy wife" with who they decide to marry.
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Participation ribbon wife?
She was ugly no trophy lol
And all because the lady loves Hiptang
What is hiptang?
Hiptang! The hottest item for sale at the moment!!! Hiptang!
That'll be the Hiptang
@@jffryh Well, it's kinda different, and it's got a Hiptang.
@@jffryh They're trolling you or hiptang is a new meme
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'.
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).
@@nurgle11 Yep. That's it, exactly.
Bravo is keeping Erika on? WOW! Ratings & money.
It takes a real.piece of shit to withhold and spend the money that belongs to those injured and or killed. The govt should seize every penny and reimburse, at least some to those who won their cases.
Erika is 49 but acting 19.
So strange. Like watching someone’s mom play “popstar”. Time to retire. 😳
And she's got all the money
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.
"i need 1k per day for makeup"
well, i believe her
Weird personal story... he represented me a long time ago in a medical malpractice lawsuit( the Dr. misdiagnosed me which left me blind in one eye)!
So now as I’m almost through your video and these revelations hit hard because of my outcome!
While mine was a small case relative to the ones you’ve covered; it struck me as strange back then when nearly 4 years had passed and ( I’ll paraphrase because it’s been sooo long and it was confusing to me then and now it’s “blurry and confusing” ! ) but basically he said we almost won; if it had been six months later when it happened we definitely would have won bc it was clearly a misdiagnoses and treatment was given based on the wrong diagnosis which led to my protracted illness, search for the true diagnosis which was nearly impossible because of the medicine that “masked “ the real problem ( it’s such a long story), I saw Dr’s at Jules stein at UCLA, and USC all over Southern California and it took almost a Year to get it right bc the infection just blossomed from the initial wrong dx. and treatment,etc.
But back to Tom, he was really so nice and caring and I trusted him implicitly. Again, I was very young,naive and vulnerable so I never thought to question him.
He said something though that I could never intellectually reconcile or fully understand and it was along the lines of offering me a small settlement from a pending suit that had big damages awarded. It was so vague and confusing and knowing he had gone to bat for me ( he told me they really made the Drs. Life hell by deposing him and having small hearings at very in-opportune times so this Dr. would really understand the egregiousness of his bad medical practice and just how terrible the effects on me were! I had to stop College for two years which is about the length of time it took for me to get better!
So, although I have mixed emotions regarding Tom, your video shed a lot of light on what he was trying to say to me ( in code as the saying now goes)!
Also, because it was a contingency case as most PI and malpractice Suits are, I think he brought that up as well... that trying to secure a “win”
It was unlikely this very arrogant and remorseless physician would capitulate in any way and would hold out come “hell or high-water”!
Meaning it was no longer financially feasible for his firm.
Wow! Didn’t expect to be so verbose in my comment but there you have it!
Not pretending to be lady Gaga’s mother 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m on the floor 😅.
a rare, terrifying look at Georg When Angry
Absolute TAT.
Lady gaga's mum....SHADE.....
Brilliant
They should make these types of criminals stay in an open-air box-style cell that is in the middle of a town square so people can humiliate and throw garbage at them daily. Seems fair to me.
Well as per California Lawyers being corrupt as all get out...Go back and look at Theranos again. Bois (Theranos main lawyer when things started to get warm...so much so he sat on the board) came down hard to spook people who were trying to open up about the issue and tried to block the journalism that eventually did break the scandal open. He is still largely considered one of top if not the top lawyer in the state and is playing the same glad-handing game as Giradi. I mean you could have a successful and vibrant channel on this whole subject and won't run out of material anytime before you retire.
"...that money was just resting in my account"
I knew I was either going to find this comment or have to make it... I’m so happy it’s here :)
The way a corpse rests in a grave.
Haha, the "Crilly Defence" !
God Ted!
Georg deserves more subscribers.
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).
Especially since he is now claiming dementia defense
“What a tangle web we weave when we practice to deceive”!
Besides the Hodge Twins, this is second Best UA-cam Vid!
Thanks for explaining 🙂everything with your calm and very well spoken English...i love soothing voices ❤. Love from England 🇬🇧.
Almost feels like a Jim Can't Swim video, excellent breakdown of this criminal behaviour
Another good one is "That Chapter" do not go there you may not leave for months.
this comment section is where two worlds collide: real housewife stans and us law tubers
No Stan is ever good. Especially of rich perverts
@@Angelface11 amen
Or people who got this recommended for no reason 😆
@@gina4808 please don’t make a “recommended/algorithm” comment or I genuinely might murder myself
Haha yes law has now all of a sudden become so interesting thanks to RHOBH
More of this please Georg. It was horrible to watch but I couldn't stop myself. Imagine being so delusional you you thought Lady Gaga's mum loved you for your looks and personality?
You're naive AF if you really think Girardi believed that.
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.
WOW! I had no idea! Great reporting!!! As a long time fan of RHOBH I am shocked.Although I never cared for Erika's music and it seemed just plain stupid to need her glam squad I find this fascinating. Always seemed like her main glam squad gay man was getting paid to compliment her. Still I had respect for Tom & her for doing things their way and not conforming to what the world demanded. Now I know why....
This is normal btw. Most justice systems are extremely corrupt.
Wtf is this? I love it
The worst part of this story, is how much he was respected in the legal community. The reason he was so successful was because he fought and won so many class-action lawsuits against corporations that absolutely deserved to pay out huge amounts for what they did. It's not just a rich elite lawyer that did this, it's someone who was very respected in his profession for his morals and ethics. Seems you can't have faith in anyone or anything anymore. 😞
Corruption is endemic across the USA, from the White House on down, but unfortunately it seems that the cure will be worse for Joe Shmoe than the disease is now.
What's truly worrisome (to me, at least) is that I saw the beginnings of this kind of corruption in the leadership of the US Department of Defense just before I retired a decade ago. Generals and admirals are an extremely shady bunch, and even the ones that I thought were decent leaders would later prove my initial assessments wrong. As Georg hinted at, it's one thing for a high-profile class action lawyer to be a corrupt and morally bankrupt POS, but when judges, governors and other important leaders (like generals and admirals) start acting that way, that's when things get really nasty.....
It's always been like this for many centuries. The issue here is that these individuals make the legal system a joke and it wasn't even their intention to do so. Their actual intent was to make more money for THEMSELVES and only themselves. It's the collateral damage that hurts these systems and institutions that have good, honest actual human beings who work their arses off for the logically and ethically correct and sound reasons who get caught up in the crossfire.
You laid the case against them out, so well. They have a lot to answer for. The most disgusting people on earth.
Go buy another diamond Erica, the poor guy can wait for his surgeries. You despicable pair of con artists. You make us sick. WHY IS BRAVO KEEPING YOU ON TV. GIVE HER PAY CHECK, STRAIGHT TO THEIR
VICTIMS. SHAME ON YOU ALL.
I love how u used his wife Erikas song for the intro 😂😭
Lawyers, judges, law enforcers, all psychopaths
Empathy is a genetic trait and they have non
People shouldn't have this much power
Wow, this seems like quite a change for you. Maybe I haven't seen enough of your non-movie videos, but this one feels like you're truly angry at that Girardi guy. (Who certainly deserves it.) It's also an interesting documentary that must have required quite a bit of research. Very well done, Mr. Rockall-Schmidt.
Girardi's decades long con reminds me of Bernie Madoff more than anything, because it sounds like both of them were doing the pyramid scheme thing of taking new revenue and giving it to older clients. Except Girardi's clients weren't trying to make money, they were trying to get justice for the wrongs done to them. And while it took a world financial crash to expose Madoff, it seems like Girardi was exposed because he just got too greedy and took too much for himself. But both of them were very good at cloaking themselves in respectability.
Very good point there! Thank you.
I thought Micheal Avenatti was the beacon of Lawyer integrity?
Excellent research. Scandalous behavior. I’m sure he has part of that money stashed in the Cayman Islands. 35-40% of settlements is the standard for plaintiff’s counsel. Not paying the judgement proceeds is horrible. Those asshats need to pay the money they owe. They can sell their jewels and other shit they own.
Even when Erika was on the show, no one dared to confront her. She was protected on the show until Andy asked her a simple question. Andy should have been asked why she was even on the show in the first place. His shows were already rolling down hill before her. Now it's like YAWN except for Atlanta and even they need to watch their story line.
Andy Cohen is a sleezbag and this hire was the worst. He can’t do ONE show where ladies have class. He is as vile as EJ is. EJ married her grandpa and thinks we don’t know why$$$$$ gtfo
He always riding Nene a** and brought him rating but hired this low life call girl...
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!! 😖😤
This is what happens whe you become corrupt
Cute kitty 💕💕💕💕💕
And to think Erika was one of my HS students....... She was one of the nicest kids- always bouncing around. She was a great dancer back then. Money and greed destroyed her.
I bet that was thirty years ago people change...money is the root of all evil
She really may not have known , she doesn't seem like the type to steal
@@jamesjack7084 She held executive positions in the shell corporations they set up to move and protect the money and assets. She is complicit.
“Bouncing around?” Yes, I’m sure.
She didn't work in his office. I'll give her the premises of doubt at this stage. I don't think she is fake. Always had a quiet dignity.
cheating his clients of money including widowers is repulsive, wolf in sheeps clothing he did the exact opposite of the right thing, shame on the bar shame shame they could of stopped him years ago.
...money can’t buy ya class... sing with me.
I never liked the condescending, nasty way he spoke to her. I didn't like her and thought she was vapid and a little ridiculous. But felt embarrassed for her to tolerate this just for the money she could get from him. Her son must now be very ashamed of the two of them and their unlawfulness.
When they make the movie of his life, Marlon Wayans with the White Chicks makeup on, can play his wife.
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