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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: A high-priced attorney in close friend of Erica Jane has been accused of misappropriating millions in COVID relief funds to support her extravagant lifestyle, radaronline.com reports.
- 0:28[SPEAKER_00]: Jane's financial troubles intensified when her husband, Tom Girardi, was convicted of
- 0:34[SPEAKER_00]: Jane is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with designer Christopher Seila, who faced false federal fraud charges after allegedly utilizing Jane's American Express card for over $800,000 between 2014 and 2016.
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: Following the dismissal of these charges, Seila sued Jane and two former Secret Service agents for $18 million, claiming violations of his constitutional rights and malicious prosecution.
- 0:58[SPEAKER_00]: Sala has now taken legal action against James attorney, James Wilkes, alleging he orchestrated a scheme to obstruct the designer's lawsuit while diverting government funds for personal use.
- 1:08[SPEAKER_00]: According to the federal lawsuit obtained by radaronline.com, the source of the funds that Wilkes used to pay, invest in or loan Erica Jane.
- 1:17[SPEAKER_00]: were two COVID loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, PPP loans, in the amounts of $2,393,79 dollars and $2 million.
- 1:26[SPEAKER_00]: The U.S. Small Business Administration forgave these loans, intended for salaries to prevent employee layoffs during the pandemic.
- 1:34[SPEAKER_00]: Wilkes allegedly misrepresented the number of employees on his payroll to secure these loans, falsely claiming his firm had 40 more full-time positions than it actually did.
- 1:43[SPEAKER_00]: Wilkes has yet to respond to these allegations.
- 1:45[SPEAKER_00]: Salem's Marco Marco fashion house was rated by federal agents in 2017, linked to the fraudulent charges.
- 1:52[SPEAKER_00]: The case against him was dismissed in September 2021, but he contends he lost tens of millions of dollars due to the fallout from Jane's accusations.
- 2:01[SPEAKER_00]: Two years ago, Salem and a partner filed an 18.2 million dollar lawsuit against Jane, the former secret service agents, American Express, and others, asserting claims of malicious prosecution and conspiracy.
- 2:13[SPEAKER_00]: The complaint states that a thorough investigation would have revealed that all services charged were legitimate and authorized.
- 2:20[SPEAKER_01]: The initial fraud allegation stemmed from pressure on Jane and Gerardi to maintain her lavish lifestyle.