"Disgraced Ex-Lawyer Tom Girardi to Face Trial for $15M Client Theft Allegations"

Tom Girardi, an 84-year-old former celebrity lawyer and estranged husband of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, has been found competent to stand trial for allegedly stealing over $15 million from clients. Despite his defense team's claims of Alzheimer's disease affecting his ability to participate in his defense, a federal judge has ruled that the trial can proceed. Girardi, who was disbarred in California in 2022 and faces additional federal wire fraud charges in Chicago, could face decades in prison if convicted.