Teresa will serve 15 months, then Joe will serve 41 months. At least one parent will always be home with their four children.
WDYT: does the sentence fit the crime?
Note, RHATL Apollo Nida just started serving an 8 year sentence for a white collar crime too. This was his second offense.
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
I was really surprised that they are letting her stay home until jan so she can spend the holidays with her family. And that they're not serving their sentences at the same time so one parent can be with their girls.
I've just never really heard of a court making so many allowances based on family. I'm not saying it's good or bad, it just surprised me bc I thought that being convicted of a crime was all that mattered.
I wonder if similar allowances would be made for regular non-celebrity people. Those are just my initial thoughts.
persimmon / 1404 posts
@PrincessBaby: I know there have been a few cases around here where they have made similar allowances for non-celebrities. They were all white collar crimes.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
@PrincessBaby: based on similar allowances the Federal court system seems to operate differently. Rep Jesse Jackson and his wife had a similar deal so both could be home with their children.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
I think both sentences are fair. I am glad they are both going to prison...I would've been pissed if one or both of them got off with just probation. I also think it's fair that Teresa is serving her sentence before Joe so that one parent can be home with the girls as that's probably what is in their (the girls') best interest.
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
@alohaorchid: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Good to know! I had just wondered if my husband and I did the same things, if we would both immediately get thrown in the slammer! While our kids got pawned off on family without us...
coconut / 8861 posts
@PrincessBaby: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Yes, I was about to say that this isn't uncommon to have two convicted parents serve at different times to care for minor children. There's a famous domestic violence murder case where they did the same thing before she served her sentence.
honeydew / 7091 posts
I had to laugh at this line from the article:
"I mean I'm asking like, 'Why? Why is this happening to me?' "
.....Um, because you committed fraud. Definitely brought this on yourself.....
grapefruit / 4671 posts
@swurlygurl: and continued to lie and obfuscate up until the very end yet now she is a victim. These people make me sick.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
@swurlygurl: @plantains:
"It ain't trickin' if you got it." The Guidice's did not have it.
pineapple / 12234 posts
I thought Theresa wouldn't go but I'm glad they both are...it's sad that they have children though.
pomegranate / 3272 posts
I hate that I still watch this show and it's truly bad but I guess it's one guilty pleasure. What has really pissed me off about this season is how they keep making the two of them out to be the victims. I can't handle all the poor Teresa and Joe. You committed fraud!!!!!
papaya / 10473 posts
It also sounds like Joe will be deported after he serves his sentence. Those poor little girls of theirs 
nectarine / 2521 posts
@PrincessBaby: It's rare for non-celebrities, but it definitely happens. I work in the court system, and a person can always ask during sentencing to turn themselves in at a later date and it is up to the Judge to decide. I had one guy in get 6 months to shut down his business and turn himself in...
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