Crime & Safety
Trial Date Set for 'Real Housewives' Joe Giudice
Montville Township resident's trial on charges of impersonating his brother to get a driver's license starts this summer, according to a news report.
A trial date has been set for Joe Giudice, the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member and Towaco resident charged with impersonating his brother to get a driver's license, The Record reported Tuesday.
The trial starts July 15, according to the report.
Giudice is glad there's a trial date and "we look forward to Joe being exonerated," his attorney, Miles Feinstein, told The Record.
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The husband of reality star Teresa Giudice was charged in 2010 with using his brother's marriage and birth certificates to get a license at the Paterson DMV under his brother's name while his own license was suspended for a DUI in Montville Township, authorities said.
If found guilty, Giudice could face up to 10 years in prison.
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Authorities have said the driver's license investigation started when Lincoln Park police pulled over Giudice's brother, Pietro Giudice, during a routine traffic stop and Joe Giudice's photo showed up when they checked his information.
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