'Housewives' Joe Giudice: My Wife Wasn't Involved in Alleged Fraud

The Giudices, stars of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” have requested to have separate trials so Joe Giudice, who is not planning to testify on his own behalf, can "exonerate" his wife.

According to Joe Giudice's attorney, Miles Feinstein, Teresa was not aware of properties and businesses bought or owned in her name and she was unaware her signature was forged by her husband, his former business partner Joseph Mastropole and his attorney Fred Roughgarden, according to NJ.com. 

Teresa Giudice's attorney, Henry Klingeman, has also filed a similar motion that states if the trials are not separated, his client will not be able to invoke her marital privilege to not testify against her husband, the article said.

The Towaco residents pleaded not guilty in November to two new fraud charges regarding bank and loan application fraud. This brings their new total of indictments up to 41 counts. 

Joe Giudice also has other trials in 2014 for charges related to fraudulently obtaining a state driver’s license from the Paterson branch of the Motor Vehicle Office in June 2010 using his brother’s ID.  

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