Real Housewives’ Joe Giudice ‘on the verge of deportation’ after oral argument rejected
REAL Housewives' star Joe Giudice's deportation battle appeared to suffer another major blow this week - as he was barred from arguing his case in court.
The 47-year-old husband of Teresa Giudice was denied an opportunity to defend himself with an oral argument, according to .
Joe, who is currently in Italy waiting for the result of his appear against ICE, had his motion for oral argument denied by the Third Circuit Court, reports the website.
That could make or break his case, as he won't be allowed to speak in court to the judge to appeal his side of the argument.
He had asked for the court to give him the opportunity to make an oral argument after the court decided to cancel the initial hearing date, reports Radar.
However, a court order on Tuesday informed the convicted fraudster that he would not be getting a chance to explain his side in court.
Joe recently saw his four daughters when they traveled to Italy to see him, along with Teresa.
However, the couple's marriage appears to be seriously on the rocks and she's reportedly unsure whether she will visit him again as they argued for much of the trip.
Teresa, 47, said before traveling to Italy to see him that she doesn't know whether their marriage will survive him living in another country.
However, Joe maintained on Instagram on Monday that they have been face timing and getting along well.
Their legal troubles came to a head when they were charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud, in July 2013.
The Bravo stars submitted fraudulent mortgage and other loan applications from 2001 through 2008, and made false claims about their employment status and salaries, according to the indictment.
The couple lied and concealed information in their petition for bankruptcy protection initiated in October 2009, the indictment said.
Joe also failed to file tax returns for the years 2004 through 2008, when he was alleged to have earned nearly $1 million, the government said.
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When Teresa filed for a mortgage loan of $121,000 in 2001, she falsely claimed she worked as an executive assistant, submitting fake W-2 forms and fake paystubs, claims .
After originally pleading guilty, the pair changed their plea to guilty and Teresa served 11 months in prison.
She was released on December 23, 2015 and Joe started his sentence for the same crimes in March 2016 and was released in March this year.
The couple share four daughters, Gia, 18, Milania, 13, Gabriella, 15, and ten-year-old Audriana.
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