Inside Tom Girardi secret $1.2M La Quinta home that Erika Jayne didnt know about – Daily Mail

Erika Jayne claimed on a recent episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills that her estranged husband Tom Girardi had a secret home in La Quinta, California, that she didn’t know anything about.

On the episode earlier this month, Erika, 50, admitted she had ‘no idea where it is’ and added that she had ‘no idea what the address even is’ regarding the property.

While Kyle Richards claimed she’d heard that the house had been sold in 2018, according to Reality Blurb, the three-bedroom, four-bathroom mansion that boasts over 3,700-sq-ft, was only just put on the market for $1.25million in June this year.  

Erika and her estranged husband Tom, 82, are both currently facing claims of allegedly embezzling settlement funds that were meant to help the families of plane crash victims. 

Fans took to Twitter to slam Erika following the episode, saying: ‘Imagine having so much money that you have houses you aren’t even aware of.’

However, the home is reportedly owned by Girardi & Lack Aviation, a company that Tom shares with a man named Walter Lack, according to a snippet of court documents obtained by fan site the Bravo Bone Collector. 

The backlash from fans certainly came at an awkward time for the star, whose finances have been put under the microscope amid Tom’s bankruptcy woes. 

UsWeekly reported Monday that Jayne has been indirectly helping Girardi’s law firm Girardi Keese pay off creditors, as they auction off memorabilia from the reality star. 

The items have been described as ‘Erika Jayne collectibles’ and include signed copies of magazines and framed photos of Tom and Erika. 

There is also said to be a Billboard plaque for the singer’s 2009 track ‘Roller Coaster’ and the items are currently listed for $350. 

Meanwhile, the LaQuinta property is being sold in ‘as is’ condition, with the sale subject to approval by the bankruptcy court, according to Reality Blurb. 

The Spanish-style house looks like typical vacation property for the area, not far from Coachella valley and Palm Desert. 

Erika has not yet been charged with any crimes, but has been named in the bankruptcy case and class action lawsuit amid allegations her company received $20 million over the years from estranged husband Tom. 

In December, Tom and his Girardi Keese law firm were sued for allegedly embezzling funds from families who lost loved ones during the 2018 Boeing plane crash.

That same month, Tom was sued by his business partners, which led to his chapter 7 bankruptcy petition; clients of the law firm are also suing him, alleging that their money was also misappropriated.

In March, the LA Times reported that there had been more than 100 lawsuits filed and multiple complaints made to the California State Bar against Girardi by disgruntled clients who alleged financial wrongdoing and theft between the 1980s and up until last year.

In June, Jayne had been ‘ordered to turn over financial records’ from her accountant, lawyer and landlord as part of the embezzlement investigation and a bankruptcy trustee is documenting the couple’s assets. 

It’s been alleged that the split provided a way for the couple to embezzle funds and that Jayne had received ‘tens of millions of dollars’ from her husband’s firm to fund her projects, Us Weekly reported in June. 

An investigator in the bankruptcy trial of Tom and Erika says he wants to take into account ‘inconsistent statements’ the reality star has made on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

Investigator Ronald Richards told Us Weekly this month: ‘There’s a lot of inconsistent statements and admissions made by the non-scripted actors that we’re putting together to use in court.’

Asked whether the attorney has seen ‘a lot of inconsistencies with the story’ being told on RHOBH in regards to Erika and Tom’s lawsuit and financial woes, Richards said: ‘That’s correct.’ 

Richards added that his team is ‘going to take discovery from people that used to work for her.’