Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi sentenced for stealing thousands and thousands

A federal decide sentenced disbarred superstar lawyer Tom Girardi to seven years and three months in jail on Tuesday for embezzling tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from his shoppers.

Girardi gained fame after successful an enormous settlement from a California utility in a case that impressed the film "Erin Brockovich." The 86-year-old later grew to become well-known exterior the authorized world because the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne.

ABC News’ Matt Gutman stories.