Christopher Kamon, the previous chief monetary officer (CFO) of Thomas Girardi‘s now-defunct law firm, Girardi Keese, was arrested on suspicion of wire fraud over the weekend in Maryland.

Following the submitting of a prison criticism towards him in Los Angeles, which was signed by a choose on Saturday, federal brokers took the Girardi Keese employee, who is believed to have in depth data in regards to the finances of Thomas and his agency, into custody, the place he stays.

Based on the FBI and courtroom data obtained by the Los Angeles Times, not a lot is thought in regards to the circumstances surrounding Chris’ weekend arrest, which was first reported by Law360, and the case towards him, in addition to the accusations, stays beneath wraps. That stated, the date that Christopher’s alleged wire fraud occurred, September 16, 2020, suggests his arrest was associated to his time at Girardi Keese.

Christopher started working at Girardi Keese as a payable clerk in 2000 and finally took on the CFO place. At that time, he started coping with Thomas straight and had entry to the agency’s financial institution accounts. He was even capable of wire cash and signal checks to purchasers.

In courtroom filings by the trustee presiding over the bankruptcy case towards Girardi Keese, Christopher additionally negotiated with lenders and managed the corporate’s retirement plan.

As Real Housewives of Beverly Hills followers nicely know, Thomas’ legislation agency was compelled out of business months after alleged fraud was uncovered. And in late 2020 and early 2021, he was accused of misappropriating funds meant for quite a few purchasers to maintain the luxurious lifestyle of himself and his now-estranged wife, Erika Jayne.

Though Thomas has faced numerous lawsuits and a prison investigation, he hasn’t been formally charged with any crimes and neither have any of his former staffers. And whereas he was hit with over 200 complaints whereas working as an lawyer, the State Bar in California didn’t officially disbar him till August 2021.

Following the collapse of Girardi Keese, Christopher employed a high-powered protection group from the Skadden Arps legislation agency and has remained tight-lipped amid ongoing courtroom proceedings. Nevertheless, in 2021, he did cooperate with prosecutors when he turned over a laptop with the agency’s monetary data.

Christopher appeared in a federal courtroom on Monday in Baltimore and was taken to a neighborhood jail, the Chesapeake Detention Heart, the place he’ll stay till a listening to on Thursday.