Federal prosecutors in Chicago on Thursday indicated they may dismiss charges that former tort lawyer Thomas V. Girardi stole more than $10 million from clients, due to his August conviction on similar charges in Los Angeles.
Assistant US Attorney Corey Rubenstein told Judge Mary Rowland of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois the government may drop its case alleging Girardi defrauded client victims of a 2018 Lion Air crash, due to Girardi’s Aug. 27 conviction in the US District Court for the Central District of California for defrauding additional clients, including victims of home explosions and ...
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