Tom Gerardi Deemed 'Competent to Stand Trial' in Fraud Case Despite Alzheimer's Diagnosis!

According to The Los Angeles Times, US District Judge Josephine L. Staton filed an “order finding defendant competent to stand trial” on Tuesday. Interestingly, “the order was placed under seal until lawyers for both sides have a chance to identify information in it that they want to be kept confidential, such as health records or other sensitive material.” It will be under seal for at least five days, per Courthouse News.

Now, this is a big deal considering the ex-lawyer’s legal team has been arguing he shouldn’t be forced to take the stand because of his declining mental state. Erika Jayne‘s ex-husband was diagnosed with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2021. He is currently living in a “restricted memory care unit” at an assisted living facility, where he has been since October 2022. Hoping to use all of this to their benefit, his lawyers submitted a court filing in June arguing he wasn’t mentally well enough to stand trial, which caused this competency hearing.

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Tom Gerardi Deemed 'Competent to Stand Trial' in Fraud Case Despite Alzheimer's Diagnosis!