Disbarred legal heavyweight Tom Girardi convicted of fraud over 10-year Ponzi scheme

By FRED SHUSTER

Former high-powered litigator Tom Girardi was convicted Tuesday of running a massive 10-year Ponzi scheme in which prosecutors said he siphoned at least $15 million in settlement funds from four of his clients.

Jurors convicted the 85-year-old Girardi of four counts of wire fraud for stealing from injured clients and spending money on private jets, golf club memberships, jewelry and the career of his now-estranged wife, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne.