Teresa Giudice
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| Teresa Giudice | |
|---|---|
| Born | Teresa Gorga |
| Residence | Montville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Berkeley College (graduate) |
| Occupation | Television personality, author,entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Notable work(s) | Skinny Italian Fabulicious! Fabulicious! Fast & Fit Fabulicious! On the Grill |
| Television | The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Celebrity Apprentice 5 |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Giudice (m. 2000) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Melissa Gorga (sister-in-law) Kathy Wakile (cousin) |
| Website | |
| www.teresagiudice.com | |
Teresa Giudice /ˈdʒuːditʃeɪ/; (née Gorga) is an American reality television cast-member, best known for starring in The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Besides appearing on the show, Giudice has written three New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice. As of 2014 she lives in Towaco, New Jersey with her husband and four daughters.
As of 2014, Giudice is the second-highest paid star of the The Real Housewives franchise. She has also been called the breakout star of the franchise, along with Nene Leakes.
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[hide]Early life[edit]
Teresa Giudice is the daughter of Italian immigrants. Born Teresa Gorga, she was raised Catholic with her brother Joe in Paterson, New Jersey, where she met her husband, Joe Giudice.
Career[edit]
Giudice is a committee member for fellow RHONJ co-star Dina Manzo's charity, Project Ladybug.
Since starring on Housewives, she has co-authored three successful cookbooks including recipes handed down from her mother. The first, Skinny Italian,[2] was published May 4, 2010; her second cookbook, Fabulicious,[3] was published May 3, 2011; and her third cookbook, Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit,[4] was released on May 8, 2012. Each of the books has made the New York Times Best Seller list.[5][6][7] Giudice also created Fabellini, her own line of bellini cocktails, as well as a haircare line with Jerel Sabella named after Giudice's daughter, Milania.
In 2012, Giudice joined the cast of the reality competition The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (also known as The Apprentice 12), ultimately raising $70,000 for her selected charity, The NephCure Foundation. She was fired in episode 12, which aired May 6, 2012, after placing fifth.
Personal life[edit]
Teresa is married to Joe Giudice, who has worked as a builder and restaurant owner in New Jersey. They have four daughters together: Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana.[8]
Legal problems[edit]
In October 2009, the Giudices filed for bankruptcy.[9] An auction of furniture from their Towaco home was initially scheduled for August 22, 2010, but was postponed and then canceled as the couple withdrew their petition for bankruptcy.[10]
On July 29, 2013, Giudice and her husband Joe were charged[11] with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications, and bankruptcy fraud in a 39-count indictment. The indictment also charged Joe Giudice with failure to file tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008, during which time he allegedly earned nearly $1 million. Teresa's attorney told the Associated Press she would plead not guilty and that "we look forward to vindicating her."[12] Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan W. Romankow and Rachael Honig are representing the US Government. Miles Feinstein of Paterson, New Jersey is representing Joe Giudice. Henry E. Klingeman of Newark is representing Teresa Giudice. On August 14, 2013, the two pleaded not guilty in federal court to financial fraud charges.[13]
Joe Giudice stood trial on November 19, 2013, on individual charges that he allegedly used marriage and birth certificates belonging to his brother to fraudulently obtain a driver's license in 2010.[citation needed] Giudice's own driver's license had been suspended following a DUI arrest January 13, 2010. After he was convicted, his license was suspended for 12 months, and he was sentenced to 20 days of community service.[citation needed] Because he is using the same defense attorney in both trials, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas moved the date of the tax case, involving both Teresa and Joe from October 8, 2013, to February 24, 2014.[citation needed]
On March 4, 2014, Teresa and Joe entered a guilty plea to 41 counts of fraud, following a deal struck with federal prosecutors. The couple was accused of engaging in bank, mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud, which allegedly saw them net over $5 million over a 10-year period. On October 2, 2014, Giudice was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison; Joe received a 41-month sentence, followed by potential deportation to Italy. Together, the couple must also pay $414,000 in restitution. The couple are allowed to serve their sentences separately, so one parent may be allowed to stay with their children.[14][15] Giudice will begin her sentence first, which is set to begin on January 5, 2015.[clarification needed]
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