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Real Housewives of New Jersey couple is going to prison: Here's why

1,782 views · Published 3 October 2014 · 10:55 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: The Dr Boyce Watkins Black Excellence Channel · 2014 · People & Blogs

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Giuseppe “Joe” and Teresa Giudice, stars of the Bravo reality television show, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, finally learned their fate today as a federal judge handed down the sentences in their financial and tax fraud cases. Joe Giudice has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for financial and tax fraud. His wife, Teresa, will serve 15 months.

Earlier this year, Teresa and Joe shocked their fans when they pleaded guilty to host of charges, including failure to file federal income tax returns. The couple had originally pleaded not guilty to the charges, claiming that they were unfairly targeted for prosecution because of their celebrity. Teresa eventually changed her position, saying:

Today, I took responsibility for a series of mistakes I made several years ago. I have said throughout that I respect the legal process and thus I intend to address the Court directly at sentencing. I will describe the choices I made, continue to take responsibility for my decisions, and express my remorse to Judge Salas and the public. I am heartbroken that this is affecting my family—especially my four young daughters, who mean more to me than anything in the world. Beyond this, I do not intend to speak specifically about the case outside of court, at the recommendation of my attorney and out of deference to the Government and our legal system.

The Giudices were initially indicted in 2013 on 39 counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. The charges included separate charges for Joe for failure to file federal income tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008. As part of the plea agreement, Teresa pleaded guilty to four of the counts against her and Joe to five of the counts against him, including failure to file federal income tax returns.

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