Real Housewives Star: Blame My Lawyer For Jail Time

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice apparently is blaming her lawyer for the fact that she’s heading to federal prison in January to serve 15 months for bankruptcy, mail and wire fraud.

Giudice is suing her Passaic County bankruptcy lawyer, James Kridel, for failing to list her assets - an important point of the federal government’s case against her, according to nj.com.

Failing to list those assets resulted in a plea deal and a jail sentence for Teresa, and will send her husband, Joe, to prison for 41-months.

Kridel has not been served any papers for a lawsuit that was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the New York Daily News reports.

Kridel did not meet with Teresa before filing her bankruptcy documents, so she blames him for her fraud conviction and is now seeking $5 million in damages, according to nj.com.

Giudice, star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey who was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for her role in a set of bankruptcy, mail and wire fraud crimes, she’ll be just one of the general population.

Giudice is expected to “self-surrender” to the federal correctional facility on Jan. 5 to begin her punishment, which will be followed by a 41-month prison term for her husband, Joe Giudice, according to northjersey.com.

The reality television star, known for her luxurious lifestyle, including fancy living and expensive clothing and jewelry, will be stripped of all of that upon entering the building, the report said.

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