Jurors in the Tom Girardi criminal trial began deliberations on Monday after hearing contrasting descriptions of the famed plaintiffs lawyer. Prosecutors presented Girardi as a skilled trial lawyer who used his “charm” to perpetrate fraud starting in the 1990s, long before accounting head Christopher Kamon joined Girardi Keese. Meanwhile, the defense painted Girardi as an elderly victim of fraud by his firm’s own accountant. Prosecutor Scott Paetty summarized to jurors, “At the end of the day, this trial is a simple and sad story of betrayal of trust and greed.”
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