Giudice Prosecutors: We'll Fight To Ban Cameras Inside Teresa’s House Arrest
March 5 2014, Published 2:24 p.m. ET
Federal prosecutors will move to ban cameras from filming Teresa Giudice if she is allowed to serve house arrest instead of jail time after the “Real Fraudwife" pled guilty on Tuesday to an array of fraud charges, Breaking Celebrity News has been told.
We broke the story: The Real Housewives of New Jersey mother-of-four wants to serve her two year prison sentence at her New Jersey mansion.
Teresa is the sole breadwinner for the family and "wants to continue to film The Real Housewives of New Jersey for as long as possible. There is no question that Teresa would absolutely film while under house arrest,” a source said.
"Prosecutors will ask that if the judge sentences Teresa to house arrest that no cameras be allowed to film during that time.”
Charged one law enforcement official: "Serving a prison sentence isn't glamorous or fun and officials don't want it to look like it is."
While Teresa faces 27 months in prison, husband Joe Giudice could get 46 months and is likely be deported back to Italy.
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“You can count on Teresa to plead her case to the judge during her sentencing hearing… She really hopes to serve her prison sentence at home because the idea of going to prison absolutely terrifies her," a source previously told us.
“Today, I took responsibility for a series of mistakes I made several years ago,” Teresa, 41, said in a statement after pleading guilty.
“I have said throughout that I respect the legal process and thus I intend to address the court directly at sentencing. I will describe the choices I made, continue to take responsibility for my decisions, and express my remorse to Judge Salas and the public.”
“I am heartbroken that this is affecting my family—especially my four young daughters, who mean more to me than anything in the world,” said the mom of Gia, 13, Gabriella, 9, Milania, 8, and Audriana, 4. “Beyond this, I do not intend to speak specifically about the case outside of court, at the recommendation of my attorney and out of deference to the government and our legal system.”
Originally indicted on 39 counts last July, the ante was upped on Nov. 18 to 41 counts with new charges stemming from a $361,250 mortgage loan that Teresa obtained in 2005 in which Joe falsely states that Teresa was employed as a realtor with a monthly salary of $15,000.