Ex Money Boss Connected To Tom Girardi’s Scamming Arrested For Wire Fraud
Ex Money Boss Connected To Tom Girardi’s Scamming Arrested For Wire Fraud
Erika Jayne’s disbarred attorney husband Tom Girardi’s ex Chief Financial Officer has been arrested by the feds on wire fraud charges.
According to court documents, Girardi’s former financial officer, Christopher Kamon, was arrested in Maryland per the FBI criminal complaint.
Christopher Kazuo Kamon, 49, appeared in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday on a wire fraud charge filed in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles.
The alleged wire fraud occurred on Sept. 16, 2020. This was during his time of employment at Girardi’s law firm, therefore it’s logical to conclude that Christopher Kamon helped Girardi embezzle funds from lawsuit settlements intended for orphans, widows and victims of various litigations his firm handled.
The affidavit supporting the criminal complaint is sealed, but the alleged crime occurred “on or about the date of September 16, 2020 in the county of Los Angeles in the Central District of California.”
During the time of the alleged wire fraud, Girardi and his firm were under investigation by the feds in regards to stolen settlement money owed to orphans and widows, as the mega lawyer and his now-estranged wife, Erika Jayne, flaunted their wealth on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The feds allege Kamon has direct knowledge of Girardi Keese’s finances and of how Tom Girardi scammed his clients. He started work at the firm in 2000 and worked his way up over the years.
Asked about the charge against Kamon, Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, told Law&Crime, “I cannot comment on the matter at this time.”
A bail hearing is scheduled Thursday at 11:30 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Maddox in Baltimore, who signed Kamon’s temporary detention order on Monday.
He’s represented by Jessie K. Liu, partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C, who filed a notice of appearance today.
The criminal complaint was signed Saturday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Wilner in Los Angeles.
Christopher Kazuo Kamon is being held without bond at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore.
This is just the beginning — criminal charges against Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne may follow soon. Stay tuned.
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Avigail is an Entertainment blogger at All About The Tea, who specializes in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Real Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in marketing. She’s a Brooklynite living in the Bahamas, with a passion for travel, writing, reality TV watching, pop culture and spoken word.