'Real Housewives' Stars Lose N.J. Home For $100 - No Bidders

By TOM DAVIS (Patch Staff)

It’s the end of the line for two “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars in the Jersey Shore.

Joe and Teresa Giudice lost their Manahawkin, New Jersey home on Tuesday in an Ocean County sheriff’s sale, with the bank taking control of the property at the minimum $100 bid, according to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office.

No one else bid on the home - which came at no surprise, since the couple owed $348,025 on the property, according to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office. Their main Montville home is also in foreclosure.

The auction has been delayed before, but the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the foreclosure of 49 Sylvia Lane.

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The couple owe millions of dollars after their failed bankruptcy, which resulted in a federal investigation into allegations they hid assets and failed to declare income, according to nj.com. The couple ultimately pleaded guilty ito bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.

Teresa is serving a 15-month prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Conn., Joe will start his 41-month sentence after she is released from prison, according to the report.

Joe Giudice got into a heated argument at his Jersey Shore home Saturday, prompting police to be called to the scene, police said.

“It was a keep [and] restore-the-peace call made over loud arguing,” Stafford Township Police Officer Christopher Fritz said, confirming the account in an email on Tuesday. “Once everyone was calmed down, we cleared. There was no cause for arrest.”

TMZ.com reported that a neighbor had stepped in after Giudice was heard screaming at his 14-year-old daughter, Gia, after she had been locked out of the house. Giudice was throwing a party at the house, but police saw no party, according to the report.

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