Teresa Giudice Didn't Understand Anything About Finances, Says Former Attorney 
 
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 While Teresa Giudice may have pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud charges in connection to a long-running financial conspiracy with husband Joe Giudice, her former attorney Jim Kridel – who represented the couple back in 2010 in their original bankruptcy case – says it's possible she may have committed the crimes unknowingly."I did not believe that Teresa was all that knowledgeable about any of the finances of her family until ultimately she became the breadwinner," Kridel tells PEOPLE."Everyone seems to blame her that she knew or should have known. I don't find that to be true in real life, though," he says. "People come in and sign tax returns quite often, and the spouse who is not in charge of the finances has no information. They just do what the accountant tells them."Following their Oct. 2 sentencing , Teresa and Joe sat down with Andy Cohen for an exclusive one-on-one sit-down for a Watch What Happens Live special."I mean this was a long time ago," Teresa told Cohen when asked about her involvement in the case. "Whatever Joe told me to sign, I signed."While the couple have appeared on the RHONJ reality show since 2008, Kridel says being in the spotlight may have ultimately hurt them when it came to their legal case."Whenever the person is a celebrity, they're a target," he says. "The public attention does not help and that definitely affected the ultimate sentence." ||||| Teresa Giudice Sues Lawyer He's the Reason I'm Going to Prison 
 
 Teresa Giudice Sues Lawyer ... He's the Reason I'm Going to Prison 
 
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 can't even do bankruptcy right ... and she blames it on her lawyer whom she is now suing.Teresa claims in her new lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- he was a slacker who never even met with her prior to filing bankruptcy docs.She also says he was sloppy as hell, not bothering to list key assets such as her cars, her rental property income and various bank accounts.Giudice claims he's the reason she got nailed with bankruptcy fraud and that's why she's going to prison for 15 months.Teresa says it's a classic case of malpractice, and she wants minimum 5 mil. By the way ... if you see any stories later today saying she's suing for $15 mil ... that's wrong. She makes the same claim 3 times.We reached out to Teresa's lawyer, Jim Kridel ... so far no word back. ||||| Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe are awaiting possible prison time after pleading guilty to a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. But they might lose something other than freedom: their house. 
 
 The couple put their $4 million mansion up for sale, and YOU can now peek inside, drooling at the opulence or scoffing at the ostentatious display of wealth. It's not exactly kid-friendly, though. How the heck did Tre and Joe live there with four young daughters? Sidebar: But how gorg is the girl's bedroom? 
 
 The pair could go from this big house to the big house after Joe was accused of hiding assets and income -- which would have been easy to stash away in this six-bedroom, six-bathroom manse on three acres of land! So without further ado, let's take a look at the home that Fabellini and fraud built and fantasize about life as a Housewife.
– Teresa Giudice is apparently unhappy that she's headed to prison for 15 months—so unhappy that the reality star is suing her former attorney for $5 million, claiming it's his fault. The New Jersey Real Housewife says James Kridel, who handled the family's original 2010 bankruptcy filing, botched that filing and then "prepared faulty amendments" to it, the New York Daily News reports. She also says Kridel didn't adequately prepare her for her hearing before a Bankruptcy Court trustee and creditors to whom the family owed money; the trustee objected to the Giudices' bankruptcy filing, which led to them being hit with fraud charges and ultimately convictions. Specifically, Giudice claims Kridel did not meet with her prior to filing the documents, and did not list assets including her cars, rental property income, and even some bank accounts, TMZ reports. In October, Kridel told People he "did not believe that Teresa was all that knowledgeable about any of the finances of her family until ultimately she became the breadwinner. Everyone seems to blame her that she knew or should have known," he said. "I don't find that to be true in real life, though. People come in and sign tax returns quite often, and the spouse who is not in charge of the finances has no information. They just do what the accountant tells them." (Click to see pictures of the $4 million mansion the Giudices were forced to put on the market.)