In the special, streaming now on Hulu, various legal experts and those accusing Tom of embezzlement and questionable legal practices discuss the scandals surrounding the former couple, all of which came to light following Erika’s divorce filing last year.
A month later, he and Erika were sued for allegedly using their divorce to embezzle money intended for the families of victims killed in a 2018 Boeing plane crash.
“Probably most appalling was the talk about the fact that they had two airplanes,” said attorney Brian Kabateck.
After settling the lawsuit for the Ruigomez family in 2013, Tom allegedly suggested that he put the multi-million dollar settlement in one of his investments and dispense the money monthly.
I’ll get it to you next week,'” Joe alleged.
Tom allegedly agreed to pay them $12 million, signing a document saying he would make a $1 million initial payment, followed by a second payment of $2.5 million.
In 2014, Kim Archie, a Ruigomez family friend and former legal consultant at Girardi Keese, lost her son in a motorcycle accident.
“Who are we going to call? We can’t all the D.A., that’s Tom’s friends,” she added.
One of the biggest moments in the documentary is a clip from Tom’s deposition tape for the Ruigomez case recorded on Sep.
“If you were to ask me in 2019 who would come out paying who in this divorce, I’d probably say that Erika would be getting a lot of money from Tom,” said Brandon Lowrey, a reporter at Law360.
“Tom and Erika, they’re stuck together in these bankruptcy proceedings.