Joe Giudice

**Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice** (born May 22, 1972) is the ex-husband of Teresa Giudice and best known for appearing in the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

## Early Life

Giudice was born in Saronna, Italy to parents Frank and Filomena Giudice. He has a brother, Pete Giudice and a sister, Maria Giudice Fazliu. His family moved to the United States when he was one year old.

## Career

Giudice has worked as a construction builer and restaurant owner in New Jersey.

Since being deported back to Italy, he has started his own company which sells sex toys.

### The Real Housewives of New Jersey

In 2009, his wife joined the cast of the Bravo reality television series for the first season and has appeared in every season. Joe, along with his family have also been featured on the show throughout. He and his family starred in the spin-off after this which was called Teresa Checks In.

## Personal Life

### Marriages and Children

Giudice has been married once. He married Teresa Gorga on October 23, 1999 and together they have four daughters: Gia (born January 8, 2001), Gabriella (born October 5, 2004), Milania (born February 2, 2006) and Audriana (born September 14, 2009). The couple separated in 2019 after twenty years of marriage and the divorce was finalised in 2020.

### Legal Problems

In October 2009, the Giudices filed for bankruptcy. An auction of furniture from their Montville, New Jersey home was initially scheduled for August 22, 2010, but was postponed and then cancelled as the couple withdrew their petition for bankruptcy.

On July 29, 2013, Joe and Teresa Giudice were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud in a 39-count indictment. The indictment also charged Joe Giudice with failure to file tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008, during which time he allegedly earned nearly $1 million. Teresa's attorney told the Associated Press she would plead not guilty and "we look forward to vindicating her."

On August 14, 2013, the two pleaded not guilty in federal court to financial fraud charges.

Joe stood trial on November 19, 2013, on individual charges that he allegedly used marriage and birth certificates belonging to his brother to fraudulently obtain a driver's license in 2010. Giudice's own driver's license had been suspended following a DUI arrest on January 13, 2010. After he was convicted, Joe's license was suspended for 12 months and he was sentenced to 20 days of community service. As he employed the same defense attorney in both trials, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas moved the date of the tax case, involving both Joe and Teresa, from October 8, 2013 to February 24, 2014.

On March 4, 2014, Joe and Teresa entered a guilty plea to 41 counts of fraud, following a deal struck with federal prosecutors. The couple was accused of engaging in bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud, which allegedly saw them net over $5 million over a 10-year period. On October 2, 2014, Teresa was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison; Joe was sentenced to 41 months, followed by potential deportation to Italy. Together, the couple must also pay $414,000 in restitution. Joe and Teresa were allowed to stagger their sentences so one parent could stay with their children. She began her sentence first, on January 5, 2015. She surrendered herself to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut (seven hours ahead of schedule). At Danbury, Teresa was known as Inmate No. 65703-050 and was scheduled for a two months' early release on February 16, 2016. Giudice was ultimate released on December 23, 2015.

In July 2015, Giudice's primary residence in Towaco was in the primary stages of foreclosure, while the couple's summer home in Beach Haven West, in Stafford Township, New Jersey, was foreclosed; the latter was auctioned in a sheriff's sale on August 18, 2015, and received no bids. The residence was bought back by the Giudice's mortgage holder for $100. In November 2015, Giudice's primary residence was no longer in foreclosure.

In December 2014, Teresa Giudice filed a $5 million lawsuit against her bankruptcy lawyer, James Kridel, for failing to meet with her before filing bankruptcy documents. In March 2017, the lawsuit was announced to be moving forward.

In June 2018, it was announced Giudice's bankruptcy case from 2009 had been dismissed. Giudice will pay restitution to the New Jersey state department of treasury and the IRS.

In March 2019, Joe completed his sentence and was transferred to an ICE facility to wait on a pending case about whether he shall be deported or not to his native country, Italy, as he never became a United States citizen despite living in the United States since he was one year old. In October 2019, Giudice returned to Italy to await a decision on the case. In April 2020, Giudice's third appeal was denied.

## Family

**Wives and Partners**

* Teresa Giudice (Ex-wife; 1999-2020)

**Children**

* Gia Giudice
* Gabriella Giudice
* Milania Giudice
* Audriana Giudice

**Parents**

* Frank Giudice
* Filomena Giudice

**Siblings**

* Pete Giudice
* Maria Giudice Fazliu

## Filmography

### Television

 2012
 2014
 2015
 2015-2019
 2020
 Extra with Billy Bush