Crime & Safety

New Forgery Trial Date for Real Housewives' Joe Giudice To Be Set Monday

The husband of Teresa Giudice, who also faces federal charges, will have a trial date set unless he pleads guilty.

A conference hearing on a forgery charge is scheduled Monday for "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, who also is charged along with wife Teresa with a host of alleged federal fraud crimes, the Star-Ledger reports.

Unless the Giudice patriarch pleads guilty, the trial on forgery charges, which has been postponed a number of times, must finally be scheduled, according to Passaic County prosecutor Jay McCann.

Giudice is alleged to have used his brother's identification to obtain a driver's license in June 2010 while his license was suspended over a driving under the influence conviction that year. He was arrested in March 2011 and charged under  New Jersey law for allegedly forging his wife's signature.

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The couple were indicted on 39 counts of various fraud and tax crimes on July 29, and could face up to 50 years behind bars if convicted. Joe Guidice, an Italian citizen, could be deported. Teresa and Joe Giudice entered not guilty pleas in a Newark federal court Aug. 14.


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