former personal injury attorney Tom gerardi known for taking on high-profile cases and marrying Real Housewives star Erica Jane was found guilty of embezzling more than $15 million from his clients the Department of Justice said today that gerardi 885 was convicted on four counts of wire fraud after a 13-day trial this conviction comes after his indictment in California in 2023 prosecutors revealed that this fraud ulent scheme spanned a decade from 2010 to 2020 despite portraying himself as a champion of Justice gerardi used client money to fund a lavish Hollywood lifestyle gerardi who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's now faces up to 20 years in prison for each count and is due to be sentenced in December