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Criminal

Dec. 23, 2024

Girardi in federal custody for tests starting Jan. 7

Disbarred and convicted attorney Tom Girardi, 85, is to be flown to federal facility in North Carolina for 30 days of evaluation before his sentencing.

Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi will be taken into federal custody on Jan. 7, where he is expected to remain for 30 days while he is examined at a medical facility in North Carolina, a judge ordered on Friday.

U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton said Girardi is to surrender to U.S. marshals on Jan. 7 and be immediately flown to Federal Medical Center, Butner. After physical and mental examinations there, Staton will either put the 85-year-old in prison for up to 14 years or in ...

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