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Litigation & Arbitration

Sep. 14, 2023

Girardi mouths curse at prosecutor during hearing

“Would it have been relevant in your analysis that the defendant just mouthed ‘fuck you,’ to me?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Ali Moghaddas asked

Girardi mouths curse at prosecutor during hearing
Thomas V. Girardi, center in mask, holding the arm of a caregiver, flanked by attorneys Georgina E. Wakefield, left, and Craig A. Harbaugh, right, with Federal Defender's Office in Los Angeles, entered the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building on Feb. 7.

Tom Girardi, in a battle to show he is not mentally able to aid his defense against federal wire fraud charges, mouthed a curse at a prosecutor who had spent two hours Wednesday reviewing evidence to prove the former top plaintiffs’ attorney was actively strategizing as his law firm collapsed into bankruptcy.

“Did you consider the fact that he was able to keep his multimillion-dollar fraud a secret?” Assistant U.S. Attorney Ali Moghaddas as...

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