Two stars of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” are facing additional federal fraud charges.
Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, 43, and Teresa Giudice, 41, were each indicted in Newark Monday on one count of bank fraud and one count of loan-application fraud.
The indictment says they prepared a mortgage application stating that Teresa worked as a real-estate agent and made $15,000 a month, when in reality, she was unemployed.
Monday’s charges are in addition to a 39-count indictment handed up in July, charging the couple with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud.
The Giudices pleaded not guilty in July and are scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges Wednesday.
Henry Klingeman, a lawyer for Teresa, said she plans to plead not guilty to the new charges.
“She looks forward to defending herself at the trial,” Klingeman said.
Miles Feinstein, a lawyer for Joe, said his client, too, will plead not guilty.