Erika Girardi’s legal woes continue on.
In the latest update to the bankruptcy case facing Girardi Keese — her estranged husbandTom Girardi’s law firm — theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar has been accused of hiding asset transfers and owing the firm $25 million.
It also says Erika received lottery payments that belong to the Girardi Keese estate in addition to the “luxury items,” adding up to a total of $25 million.
In response to the lawsuit, a source close to Erika tells PEOPLE: “No merit, no investigation, no proof, just more harassment.”
A lawyer for Erika did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Erika Girardi.John Tsiavis/Bravo
The new document further claims that “the defendants” (Erika and her businesses) and “the debtor” (Girardi Keese) “conspired to conceal” the funds to keep the money away from the creditors in the bankruptcy case, which include Tom’s former business partners as well as some of his former clients.
“Erika has used her glamor and notoriety to continue to aid and abet in sham transactions that have occurred with respect to large transfers of assets from the Debtor,” it says, adding that Erika has “refused to return” the lottery payments and luxury items, instead receiving or diverting them for her “own benefit.”
“As a result of the wrongful acts of the Defendants alleged herein, the Defendants have been unjustly enriched at the expense of the Estate and its creditors. The Defendants have derived and continue to derive benefit from their wrongful acts,” the document continues.
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“We look forward to working cooperatively with the defendant’s new counsel on finding the answers and searching for the truth,” he says, noting that Erika has recently changed her legal representation. “The complaint makes a prima facie case for its claims and we hope to come to a fair and just conclusion, based upon the facts that come and the evidence received from the defendant when she decided to provide it.”
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Erika’s legal team previouslyrequested that the court reconsider its decision to appoint Richardsas the special counsel to the trustee in the bankruptcy case, accusing him of making “false and inflammatory” statements about her on social media.
Erika Girardi.Amy Sussman/Getty
The court ultimatelyruled in favor of the creditors, ordering that Erika’s accountant Michael Ullman, divorce lawyer Larry Ginsburg and landlord Benjamin Khakshour turn over various “key documents,” including her pay stubs, bank statements and any emails and text messages pertaining to her finances.
source: people.com
