New charges have been brought against Teresa Giudice, 41, and her husband Giuseppe ‘Joe’ Giudice, 43, for their involvement in a mortgage loan scheme.
The couple, who star on Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey,’ was indicted on two additional counts of bank fraud and loan application fraud by a federal grand jury in Newark, N.J.
The new charges stem from a $361,250 mortgage loan that Teresa Giudice obtained in July 2005. In the course of obtaining the loan, she and Giuseppe Giudice prepared a loan application which falsely stated that Teresa Giudice was employed as a realtor and that she had a monthly salary of $15,000. Teresa Giudice was not employed outside the home at the time.
The original 39-count indictment, which includes conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud, as well as charges against Giuseppe Giudice for failure to file tax returns from 2004 through 2008, remains in place.
An arraignment on the new charges has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Nov. 20, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court.
The bank fraud and loan application fraud counts each carry a maximum potential penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
The couple’s defense attorneys are Miles Feinstein Esq. for Giuseppe Giudice and Henry E. Klingeman Esq. for Teresa Giudice.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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