Once back in the U.S., he would be free to file a claim to redeem the American Express travel insurance policy he took out on Gardner.
An American Express spokeswoman, Gail Wasserman, said she could not confirm that Giordano has such a policy but said anyone making such a claim would have to produce documentation such as a death certificate and any police reports. "Then we would make a determination if the claim is payable."
No claim would be paid if it turned out there was fraud or "anything untoward" that would void the policy, she said.
SBM:
"We know he has been lying about what happened ... We know his story is not true," Stein said.