Jury hears closing arguments in case of ‘RHOBH’ husband Tom Girardi

By FRED SHUSTER

Once-high-powered litigator and former law firm owner Tom Girardi ran a massive 10-year Ponzi scheme to steal at least $15 million in settlement funds from his clients, a prosecutor told a Los Angeles jury Monday, while the defense argued the disbarred attorney should be acquitted because the firm’s former chief accountant actually orchestrated the scheme.

During closing arguments in Girardi’s trial, a federal prosecutor urged the jury to find the defendant guilty...