Teresa Giudice
American reality show participant
- Entries
- 10
- On the record
- 6
- Stories
- 2
- Latest entry
- Dec 23, 2015
The record
Teresa Giudice is a cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The federal case against her and her then-husband, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, reached back years before the show: the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey said that from September 2001 through September 2008 they submitted fraudulent applications to lenders, claiming jobs and salaries they did not have, to obtain mortgages and other loans.
On October 29, 2009, the couple filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Newark and, prosecutors said, concealed businesses they owned, rental income and her true income from the show, website sales and appearances, including the expected increase from its second season. Both pleaded guilty in March 2014 before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas; she admitted conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and three bankruptcy fraud counts.
Judge Salas sentenced her on October 2, 2014, to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and an $8,000 fine, and ordered the couple to forfeit $414,588. Her sentence and her husband's 41 months were staggered so she served first. She was released from the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, on December 23, 2015, after 11 months. Judge Salas also fined her husband $10,000 and advised him that he faced deportation after his sentence.
Roles and honours on the record
Every entry, newest first
- Ruled
Sentencing of Teresa and Joe Giudice, with $414,588 restitution order Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to fraud; restitution $414,588
- Admitted
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud (Joe Giudice also to failing to file a tax return) Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to fraud; restitution $414,588
- Admitted
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice pleaded guilty to financial fraud, per Fox News. Biggest celebrity frauds ranked: Ebbers's $11B WorldCom first
- Filed
39-count federal indictment charging conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to fraud; restitution $414,588
Stories in this file
Business ยท ๐ผ Biggest celebrity frauds ranked: Ebbers's $11B WorldCom first
Nine cases rest on court outcomes, one on a guilty plea. Several defendants appealed, and Kenneth Lay died before sentencing. โณ
Reality TV ยท ๐ Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to fraud; restitution $414,588
She served 11 months of 15; then-husband Joe got 41 months and faced deportation. Their related bankruptcy case was dismissed in 2018. ๐
The record, entry by entry
- 2001-09 Official Teresa Giudice applied for a $121,500 mortgage loan with an application falsely claiming she was employed as an executive assistant, supported by fake W-2 forms and pay stubs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release
- 2005-07 Official For a $361,250 mortgage loan, she and her husband prepared an application falsely stating she was a realtor earning $15,000 a month, when she was not employed, prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release
- 2009-10-29 Official The Giudices filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark. Prosecutors said they concealed businesses, rental income and her income from the show, and testified falsely under oath about their assets and income. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release
- 2014-03 Admitted Before Judge Esther Salas, Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud by concealment of assets, bankruptcy fraud by false oaths and bankruptcy fraud by false declarations. Her husband also pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release
- 2014-10-02 Ruled Judge Salas sentenced her to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and an $8,000 fine, ordered the couple to forfeit $414,588, and told her to report to the Bureau of Prisons on January 5, 2015. Joe Giudice received 41 months, to begin after her term, and was advised he faced deportation. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, press release
- 2015-12-23 Reported Giudice was released from Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut after 11 months, ahead of the end of her 15-month term. Us Weekly report
Documents
Sources behind this file
- People report on the denial of Joe Giudice's third deportation appeal
- Fox News report on Teresa and Joe Giudice
- E! News report on the bankruptcy case dismissal
- Us Weekly report on Teresa Giudice's release after 11 months
- U.S. Department of Justice press release on the sentencing and $414,588 order
- New York Daily News report on the 15- and 41-month sentences and $414,588 restitution
- Associated Press report on the not-guilty pleas
- U.S. Department of Justice press release on the 39-count indictment