'Every Client Got Every Penny': Tom Girardi Takes the Stand in His Criminal Trial

"Obviously, we didn't know about it. The firm was doing well, everything was great," Tom Girardi testified when asked about ex-Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon's alleged fraud. "He was pretty clever in stealing millions of dollars."

August 22, 2024 at 07:53 PM

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Criminal Law

Amanda Bronstad
staff reporter

What You Need to Know

Tom Girardi, 85, spoke clearly and articulately but often repeated himself, telling jurors, 'I've never taken a salary' and, to his own lawyer, that he was 'not ready for cross.'
Jurors, who were read jury instructions on Thursday, are expected to return on Monday to hear closing arguments.
At the end of his testimony, Girardi also appeared to forget the name of his own lawyer, calling him 'bad, mean terrible.'

In a stunning twist, Tom Girardi took the stand Thursday in his own criminal trial in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.

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