Erika Jayne Again Accused Of 'Aiding And Abetting' Estranged Husband's Alleged Embezzlement Scheme In NEW Lawsuit

18.02.2022 - 21:29 / perezhilton.com

Erika Jayne has been named in a new legal filing weeks after her recent embezzlement lawsuit dismissal amid the legal maneuvering around estranged husband Tom Girardi‘s alleged illicit activities.

As we reported late last month, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star had been officially freed from legal culpability in the ongoing investigation into alleged fraudulent activities at the 82-year-old lawyer’s Girardi & Keese firm.

But now, it appears that the 50-year-old reality TV star could be back on the hook again — at least according to new claims made in this latest filing.

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Erika and her company EJ Global, LLC were named in a new $2.1 million complaint filed on Thursday by attorney Manuel H. Miller. Per People, Miller filed the legal brief on behalf of Kathleen Bajgrowicz, the mother of late NFL football star Chuck Osborne, who died in 2012 following years of severe head trauma sustained while playing football.

In the suit, Miller claims Erika “aided and abetted” Tom’s alleged financial wrongdoings and “knew about the scheme” in which Girardi allegedly previously withheld money from clients, including Osborne’s estate. The suit also claims that Erika was “aware” that victims’ settlement money was “funding her notoriously lavish lifestyle” as shown on the hit Bravo reality TV show.

Bajgrowicz had previously sued the NFL regarding Osborne’s 2012 death, with Miller and Girardi jointly representing her in court and agreeing to share fees. After the grieving mother reached a settlement with the league, Erika’s estranged husband had been the one responsible for distributing funds to both Bajgrowicz and Miller.

However, they allege