Erika Jayne scores MAJOR win in $5M fraud lawsuit as court finds no evidence of ‘wrongdoing’

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika ‘Jayne’ Girardi scored a major win Monday in the $5M fraud lawsuit filed by two ex-colleagues – Philip R. Sheldon and Robert P. Finn – of her estranged second husband Thomas Girardi.

Erika’s attorney Evan C. Borges told Page Six on Wednesday that LA Judge Richard Fruin ruled there was no evidence the 51-year-old reality star had ‘actual knowledge’ of ‘wrongdoing’ by the 83-year-old disbarred lawyer.

Therefore, Jayne (born Chahoy) could not ‘aid and abet’ him in allegedly embezzling the $2M settlement meant for the families of the victims of the fatal 2018 Lion Air plane crash.

‘Listen, they did all the book at Girardi & Keese. They were in charge of all the ledgers…I didn’t do the invoices,’ the Atlanta-born socialite said in her deposition.

‘I just thought it would all be taken care of. I didn’t really ask. Like, it’s not like I was raking in millions of bucks…I didn’t know what they were doing down there.’

The judge ruled that the evidence of Erika’s ‘lavish and extravagant’ lifestyle ‘funded by the spouses’ community property is not evidence of the “actual knowledge” any breach of fiduciary duty’ as attorneys ‘do not owe fiduciary duties to their co-counsel.’

Her lawyer: Erika’s attorney Evan C. Borges (pictured) told Page Six on Wednesday that LA Judge Richard Fruin ruled there was no evidence the 51-year-old reality star had ‘actual knowledge’ of ‘wrongdoing’ by the 83-year-old disbarred lawyer

‘I didn’t do the invoices’: Therefore, Jayne could not ‘aid and abet’ him in allegedly embezzling the $2M settlement meant for the families of the victims of the fatal 2018 Lion Air plane crash (pictured August 11)

‘I just thought it would all be taken care of’: The judge ruled that the evidence of the Atlanta-born socialite’s ‘lavish and extravagant’ lifestyle ‘funded by the spouses’ community property is not evidence of the “actual knowledge” any breach of fiduciary duty’ as attorneys ‘do not owe fiduciary duties to their co-counsel’ 

Erika – who boasts 3.7M social media followers – triumphantly took to Instagram to declare: ‘Thank you to my friends that have stood beside me. All I asked for was time and understanding’

Erika – who boasts 3.7M social media followers – triumphantly took to Instagram to declare: ‘Thank you to my friends that have stood beside me. All I asked for was time and understanding.’

Jayne received supportive emoji comments from designers Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang as well as Meghan McCain, Bianca Del Rio, and Gigi Gorgeous.

The Pretty Mess Hair founder’s lawsuit news came the same day the Los Angeles Times reported that Thomas wired $300K in misused funds to his mistress – Judge Tricia A. Bigelow – to pay for her Santa Monica beach condo in 2015.

True believers: Jayne received supportive emoji comments from designers Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang as well as Meghan McCain, Bianca Del Rio, and Gigi Gorgeous

Cheater: The Pretty Mess Hair founder’s lawsuit news came the same day the Los Angeles Times reported that Thomas (pictured in 2018) wired $300K in misused funds to his mistress – Judge Tricia A. Bigelow – to pay for her Santa Monica beach condo in 2015

This was news to Erika, who wrote on Instagram: ‘Wow. I knew about jewelry, shopping sprees, and plastic surgery but this really threw me for a loop’

Bad romance: Jayne filed to end her 21-year marriage to Girardi – who’s suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s – in 2020 amid cheating allegations, and he lives at an assisted-living facility under the conservatorship of his younger brother Robert

This was news to Erika, who wrote on Instagram: ‘Wow. I knew about jewelry, shopping sprees, and plastic surgery but this really threw me for a loop.’

Jayne filed to end her 21-year marriage to Girardi – who’s suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s – in 2020 amid cheating allegations, and he lives at an assisted-living facility under the conservatorship of his younger brother Robert.

Catch more of the former gay club siren – who joined the franchise in season six – in the 12th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which airs Wednesdays on Bravo.

‘Altitude Adjustment’: Catch more of the former gay club siren – who joined the franchise in season six – in the 12th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which airs Wednesdays on Bravo