Former prosecutor and TV personality Loni Coombs reacts to the recent prison sentence on fraud charges of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice.
On whether the jail sentences imposed on Teresa Giudice (15 months) and her husband Joe (41 months) were appropriate, Coombs said she believes they were valid since the crimes involved significant instances of lying and loan fraud totaling in the millions.
“They got millions and millions of dollars in loans, upwards of $8 million. We’re not talking about one little $20,000 loan here to fix your bathroom or something.”
She added: “Then, when they actually had money, they declared bankruptcy – and they said they didn’t have any money. And then a year, or a few months after that, all of a sudden we see the way they’re living on television, which is clearly not someone who is bankrupt and has no money.”
She said they were also not declaring their assets on tax documents for years. “So what they did was egregious, and it went on year after year after year.”
Coombs added that despite criticism of the couple for considering a big payday for interviews, the positive part would be that the money could be used to pay off a large part of an ordered $400,000 restitution.
In the full episode, Coombs also reviews Jennifer Lawrence’s latest comments on her nude photos being leaked, and also discusses the allegations of child molestation against actor Stephen Collins.
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