‘Real Housewives’ star Erika Jayne might have to hand over $750k earrings to bank trustee: report

Erika Jayne attends the SUTTON Store Launch at SUTTON on September 26, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.
Erika Jayne attends the SUTTON Store Launch at SUTTON on September 26, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. Photo credit Amy Sussman/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (KNX) – ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne might have to hand over a pair of earrings worth $750,000 to a bank trustee.

TMZ, who sourced court documents, reported that the earrings in question were from M&M Jewelers and bought by the star’s ex-husband, Tom Girardi, in 2007 using money from a client trust at an account at his Girardi & Keese law firm.

The trustee in charge of the Girardi & Keese bankruptcy case claims Giardi covered up the transaction by writing that the purpose of the check was a “cost item paid to M&M,” according to the outlet.

The trustee also alleged the diamonds are an asset of the firm’s bankruptcy estate and that the trustee can and should sell them to pay creditors.

Girardi & Keese, known for its role in the infamous environmental contamination case played out in the hit 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” had numerous allegations made against them, including misappropriated use of settlement funds for clients. The law firm was reportedly more than $101 million in debt, according to PEOPLE magazine.

Girardi was disbarred from practicing law in federal courts in California in August. The State Bar of California recommended disbarment for Girardi on Jan. 10.

Attorney regulators announced on Monday that a probe will be launched into whether or not the State Bar’s handling of complaints made against Girardi were compromised by connections at the agency.

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