Aug. 20, 2024
Defense argues 'bad accounting' to blame as government rests in Girardi case
Several charts shared with jurors throughout IRS Agent Ryan Roberson's three-day testimony showed that during the final decade of the firm's 55-year existence, Girardi Keese accrued around $1.2 billion.
As the government rested its federal wire fraud case against Tom Girardi on Monday, the defense pointed to "bad accounting practices" allegedly led by Girardi Keese's former financial chief as to why clients were not being paid while money flowed through the now-defunct law firm's various operating and personal banking accounts.
The prosecution's final witness, IRS agent Ryan Roberson, testified that his investigation of Girardi Keese financial records traced...
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