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Real Housewife Faces 50 Years in Prison

By Evann Gastaldo

From reality TV table-flipper to the slammer? Teresa Giudice , one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey , was indicted along with husband Joe on tax evasion and fraud charges yesterday. The 39-count indictment included charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan… …read more

Source: FULL ARTICLE at Newser – Home

'Real Housewives' Stars Indicted On Bankruptcy, Fraud And Tax Charges

By Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor

Things are about to get even more real for two of the stars of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Teresa Giudice and her husband, Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, of the Bravo reality TV show were indicted today on 39 counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. The charges, which were handed down by a federal grand jury also include separate charges for Giuseppe Giudice for failure to file federal income tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008. …read more

Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest

Who is Ed Mezvinsky? He’s Chelsea Clinton’s father-in law.

Ed Mezvinsky

Who is Ed Mezvinsky?…

Edward “Ed” Mezvinsky born January 17, 1937, is a former Democrat congressman.

 

As a Democrat, he represented Iowa ‘s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for two terms,

from 1973 to 1977.

 

He sat on the House Judiciary Committee that decided the fate of Richard Nixon.

 

He and the Clinton’s were very politically intertwined for years.

 

In March 2001, Mezvinsky was indicted and later pleaded guilty to 31 of 69 charges of bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud.

 

He was sentenced to 80 months in (Federal) prison.

 

Ed Mezvinsky embezzled more than $10 million dollars from people via both a Ponzi scheme and the notorious Nigerian e-mail scams.

 

After serving five years in federal prison, he was released in April 2008.  He remained on federal probation through 2011,

and still owes $9.4 million in restitution to his victims.

 

So who is he?

Marc and Chelsea Mezvinsky

He’s Chelsea Clinton’s father-in law.

 

Has anyone heard mention of this in any of the media?

 

If this guy was Jenna or Barbara Bush’s, or better yet, Sarah Palin’s daughter’s, father-in- law, the news would be an everyday headline.

 

Some say there are no double standards in politics .  .  .  Yeah Right…