How Many Skeletons Fit In A RHONJ Closet?
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The New Jersey Housewives have given the Bravo-verse legal lessons in everything from defamation, to restraining orders, to assault. But when Teresa and Joe Guidice were sentenced to prison for bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud, it became one of the most shocking moments in reality TV history. In this episode, Kiki is lawyering up with Cesie Alvarez, attorney and host of the Bravo Docket podcast, to answer the question-why on earth would someone commit federal crimes on camera? And together they reveal that the cases surrounding the RHONJ are much darker than people think. Plus, if you ever wanted to know the true story behind Teresa’s table flip seen around the world, you’ll definitely want to listen. @thebravodocket Sources: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/08/real_housewives_of_new_jersey_80.html https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/celebrity-justice/danielle-staub-settles-with-ex-husband-kevin-maher/#:~:text=Oh%20yes%2C%20and%20she%20also,the%20satisfaction%20of%20both%20parties https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/09/exclusive-documents-danielle-staubs-ex-husband-testifies-about-her-life-sex-drugs/ https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/inside-the-mob-ties-that-plague-rhonj-star-dina-manzos-family/ https://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Cop-Brought-Real-Life-Sopranos/dp/1250005876?tag=nypost-20&asc_refurl=https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/inside-the-mob-ties-that-plague-rhonj-star-dina-manzos-family/&asc_source=web https://people.com/tv/dina-manzo-caroline-manzo-family-drama-everything-we-know/ https://nypost.com/2024/03/25/us-news/rhonj-star-dina-manzos-ex-in-hot-water-again-over-claims-he-hired-mob-goon-to-rough-up-her-new-beau/ https://people.com/tv/albie-manzo-defends-mom-caroline-manzo-for-writing-letter-in-support-of-brother-in-law-tommy-manzo-this-isnt-about-family-drama/ https://archive.findlaw.com/blog/bankruptcy-fallout-the-teresa-giudice-auction/ https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/rhonjs-louie-ruelas-ups-and-downs-over-the-years/ https://pagesix.com/2024/02/13/entertainment/luis-ruelas-bo-dietl-sued-for-allegedly-hacking-computers-for-abuse-of-rhonj-stars-ex/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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