Former Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Tom Girardi Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison for Swindling Tens of Millions of Dollars from Injured Clients

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

Disbarred plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of settlement money that belonged to his clients, some of whom awaited payment for treatment of severe physical injuries.