Tom Girardi arrives at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo: Amanda Bronstad/ALM Tom Girardi May Testify at His Own Criminal Trial, Lawyer Says
Most of Wednesday's testimony focused on Tom Girardi's defense that the former chief financial officer of Girardi Keese, Christopher Kamon, was stealing millions from the firm to fund a lifestyle of exotic trips, expensive cars and paid girlfriends.
August 22, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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Criminal Law
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- U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton was insistent that the final day of testimony would be Thursday, and that jurors would hear closing arguments on Monday.
- Isidro Bravo, of Bravo Construction, testified that former Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon told him to make fake invoices for the firm.
- Tom Girardi's lawyers introduced two witnesses whose testimony indicating Kamon may have stolen $53 million from Girardi Keese.
Tom Girardi may take the stand on Thursday at his own criminal trial in downtown Los Angeles, one of his attorneys told a federal judge.
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