Real Housewives of New Jersey's Joe Giudice Indicted On Impersonation & Fraud Charges

Posted on Dec 21, 2011 @ 01:00PM

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Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice's husband Joe was indicted on Tuesday by a grand jury in the Garden State, charged with fraudulently obtaining a driver’s license in his brother's name, and RadarOnline.com has the details.

Joe, 40, was charged by a Passaic County grand jury with one count of impersonation and one count of wrongfully using identifying information of another, authorities said.

When his license was suspended, according to officials, Giudice used his brother Pietro’s marriage and birth certificates to obtain a driver’s license with his picture -- but his brother’s info -- at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

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Prosecutors said the ruse was uncovered when Pietro Giudice was pulled over in March on a routine traffic stop, and Joe's picture came up.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Joe's family fronted $50,000 bail the day he was arrested and he was released and driven to the Poconos where Teresa had a book signing.

If convicted on both counts, he could face more than 11 years in prison.

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This is not the reality star’s first run-in with the law. He spent 10 days in jail last year for driving with a suspended license and was even detained by Dominican Republic Police in February for his part in a violent bar brawl.

Teresa did not discuss the news on her Twitter page Tuesday.

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T knows all his shady business. She plays stupid because that's easier than having to do something about it.. I can't stand her! You can tell he cheats whenever he can. It is obvious to everyone! He will be getting guy on guy love real soon ;O

by bocaratonmom
Posted Thu, 12/22/2011 - 5:08pm

Wouldn't like to see this dude do prison time just because of his kids. But some kind of community service would be great. Like picking up road garbage for ten years.

by JC
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:40pm

Stupid guidos. Don't they realize that the years of the mobstas are long gone. U cannot fool computers

by nobecama
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 5:47pm

Does a wife get any time for knowing that her husband commited a crime n not reporting it?

by nobecama
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 5:45pm

Teresa believes Joe is Mr. Innocent. But then, she lives in her own universe. Hard to even criticize her b/c she's so pathetically clueless.

by JC
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:50pm

Yeah its called the planet of the apes.Throw her a banana.She already has the flinging poop trait down.

by FTW666
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 7:03pm

I like Teresa, not Joe. He's mean and gives me the creeps. lol. I would be very surprised if he goes to jail. He'll get more probation.

by tellme
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 5:34pm

Joe always looks and acts like he's on drugs or drinking too much. I hope he goes to jail. Teresa is a horse-faced hag. Too bad her little girls look just like her.

by Cindy
Posted Wed, 12/21/2011 - 4:46pm