Teresa Giudice (born May 18, 1972) is a reality television cast-member and fitness competitor, best known for starring in The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Besides appearing on the show, Giudice has written multiple New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (2012).
On December 23, 2015, she was released from federal prison after serving 11 months of a 15-month sentence for fraud, while her husband and four daughters resided in the Towaco section of Montville, New Jersey. She is known for her extravagant lifestyle and highly publicized financial and legal troubles leading up to her prison sentence.
Her husband, born Giuseppe but called Joe, began his 41-month sentence on March 23, 2016
Teresa Giudice (Gorga; born May 18, 1972) is a reality television cast-member and fitness competitor, best known for starring in The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Besides appearing on the show, Giudice has written multiple New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (2012).
Caroline Manzo Says She Never Called FBI on Former ‘RHONJ’ Costar Teresa Giudice: ‘I Know Who Did’
usmagazine.comAfter years of denying that she turned Teresa Giudice and her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, to the FBI for their legal woes, Caroline Manzo is adding a new layer to the controversy.“I know who did.
P.S., I was there,” the Real Housewives of New Jersey alum, 61, said at Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast taping at The Loft in New York City on Thursday, May 18, before she and daughter Lauren Manzo revealed they would never out that person.Teresa, 51, and Joe, 50, were indicted on multiple counts of tax fraud in 2013.
The Standing Strong author and the Italy native — who share four daughters — both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 11 months and three years in prison, respectively.
After Joe’s release in March 2019, he was deported to Italy and the pair ultimately split. Their divorce was finalized in September 2020.Teresa — who has since moved on with Luis “Louie” Ruelas, whom she wed in August 2022 — had suggested at the time that she thought Caroline was the person who initially turned her into the feds.“It’s just so sad, I guess because she’s lived that crooked life,” the Dancing With the Stars alum said during a 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen after Caroline predicted the pair would end up behind bars. “Like, I’ve never lived that crooked life and I guess she has and who she comes from, and where she came from.”She continued: “How could she predict that?
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