Oh Teresa, take a seat. Today (presumably new) attorneys for Teresa Giudice filed a suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming her BANKRUPTCY, attorney, James Kridel, mishandled her original bankruptcy filing in 2010 and did not properly prepare for her testimony. The suit alledges that “Kridel failed to perform a reasonable investigation concerning the petition, schedules and statement of financial affairs.” The suit also says that Teresa feels she was not properly coached on her testimony in bankruptcy court. I guess he didn’t stress enough not to lie like a lying McLiarson. I don’t know who the current lawyer is but Teresa has blamed all her lawyers for her prison time and quite frankly, if her criminal lawyers were not so good she would have been doing much closer to three years. She got off VERY easy.
This is Teresa Giudice who was $11 million dollars in debt four years ago and sinking further every year, spending money lavishly on national television while all the while admitting her kids have no college fund WASTING EVEN MORE MONEY in legal fees. Legal malpractice cases are rarely won. This case will not be the exception. The financial damages Teresa is claiming from her businesses are because she is a convicted felon who committed 41 felons and took a plea deal. She does not have a leg to stand on and is only doling out more money to lawyers at a time when she needs to make sure her children have a roof over their heads. We have been told she is spending time with her children during her last month of freedom. It seems that was a lie. She has been hunting down new lawyers to rack up insane bills with.
Her new lawyers have to know they will not stand a chance with an attorney with Mr. Kridel’s credentials “James Kridel brings a wealth of business, legal, military and life experiences to his law practice. For four years Mr. Kridel served as a special agent for the United States in the field of Counterintelligence, which resulted from his voluntary service with the United States Army during Vietnam. Before starting his own law firm, he was the tax partner at a previous firm. In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law at Newark, Mr. Kridel spent five years at New York University towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in taxation.”
Does this attorney, whose NYC office is on Madison Avenue somehow “failured to exercise that degree of reasonable knowledge and skill that lawyers of ordinary ability and skill possess?” The fools that filed this lawsuit claim that Kridel caused Theresa to lose income, incur legal fees, lose business deals and face public ridicule. God Dayum this woman is stupid.
UPDATE: I am going to predict this entire case will be thrown out as “untimely” though “ridiculous would” work for me. Mr. Kridel has an office in NJ and another in NY. I was curious as to why the case was filed in Manhattan superior court. The statute of limitations in NJ for legal malpractice is TWO years, in NY it is THREE years. In any case, it would seem that even if Teresa had a case, which she does not, it’s too late to cry about it now.
Let’s review what really caused Teresa to lose income, business deals and face public ridicule.
To quote a wise woman, (myself) ” When Joe and Teresa went to file for bankruptcy, they committed fraud. They hid assets and lied under oath to the judge. The government doesn’t like being lied to and that is how the Giudices found themselves preparing to do some federal prison time in the first place. The Giudices were tossed out on their asses, the government stopped considering their bankruptcy case and the feds came calling. They were not allowed to file bankruptcy and their creditors are free to pursue them through any legal means available to be repaid in full.”
Here is yet another post where I explained what happened. “Back in 2010, the Giudices filed for bankruptcy. Because they are lying liars who lie, they hid the few assets they had from the bankruptcy court. This made the court mad. Both Joe and Tre invoked their right not to incriminate themselves. Then the court told them they could take a short leap from a tall building. Their request to discharge their debt was DENIED. No bankruptcy was allowed.”
Now, let us remind ourselves of what Teresa PLEAD GUILT TO…
The FEDS agree to drop charges 2-14 16-21 and 26-35. Tre pled guilty to Count 1, Count 15, Count 23 and Count 36 for a total of four counts.
Count One: Conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Maximum Sentence 20 years/ $250K Fine
Teresa claimed to be employed as an executive assistant for Modern Era Investment Corp making $3,750 a month. At the time (September 2001), she was actually unemployed. Both Teresa and Joe are charged with falsifying federal documents (a HUGE no no) including income tax returns and fake w-2 forms as well as fake pay stubs. Based on the falsified document, they obtained a mortgage loan for $121,500.
But wait, there is more. In June of 2004, at another bank, Teresa claimed she was the owner of G&G Stucco and made $14,750 a month and had made that amount for seven years. Based on that line of bullshit, she was given a mortgage for $20,200. How dumb do you have to be to break a Brazilian federal laws for $20K? Teresa was unemployed at the time. These are just TWO EXAMPLES of thing Teresa did, in person at a bank knowing full damn well she didn’t have a job. The rest are detailed here.
Count 15 : Bankruptcy Fraud- Concealment Maximum Sentence 5 years./ $250K Fine
Failed to list their assets on the written documents.
Count 23 : Bankruptcy Fraud- False Oaths Maximum Sentence 5 years./ $250K Fine
Sitting in a court room lying to a judge.
Count 36: Failure to make a Tax Return Maximum Sentence 5 years./ $250K
Not filing income tax forms. SEE ALL OF THE COUNTS HERE.
Here was her very public statement at the time she PLED GUILTY:
“Today, I took responsibility for a series of mistakes I made several years ago. 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. 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.”
Teresa, go make Christmas cookies with your brood and enjoy the rest of this month. Quit filing stupid lawsuits. Then go do your time and try to comprehend what YOU DID to land your ass in prison.
oh jesus lord in heaven. i used to be a teresa fan, only because my seering hatred for melissa pushed me onto her team. i even sort of felt a tiny bit sorry for her getting jail time (i know, i can’t help it) but this pushes me over the edge. just shut up and do your ONE YEAR of prison time.
I don’t think she can, we have never ever seen her take accountability for anything she has ever done. Her statement to the press about learning from her mistakes, doesn’t wash when you hear her shortly after talking about how she didn’t know this and she didn’t know that. Which equals- I’m not really guilty…..I like her, but she needs serious help.
This must be the talk of NY and NJ legal circles. What an example of a frivolous law suit. Think Judge Salas will hear about it? So much for Tre “getting it”.
No kidding she will hear about this. When is she going to get through her head, it’s over your guilty and you should count your stars that the prosecutor gave you such a sweet deal (rumor is that they gave something up for that deal, it was on another blog).
BTW, perfect pic to use!
Judge Salas needs to hear it. Teresa should have been in prison now but thanks to her wanting to have sympathy for her. But you mean, Melissa didn’t break in the house and steal the documents? isn’t that how they got in trouble? Jacqueline didn’t call someone and report them?
If she does hear it, does it matter? Can she do anything at this point?
No.. not really. She might could call up a friend at the BOP and suggest she go to the least cushy minimal security prison she can find. Or make sure Big Bertha is her Bunkie… Allegedly. Remember, her prison has not been assigned yet.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Too bad Judge Salas can not pull her back into court for something. Is Teresa’s warpped plan to try to appeal her plea deal? IMO that would be just like saying “Oh no Judge, I should get 5 years!” I often wonder what is like in her universe because it’s not the one I live in!
She should be made to pay the back taxes and repay the guy that her husband owes. How is she paying her bills now? She lives pretty large. If they can afford all the legal fees, then they can afford to pay back all of the money that they owe to all of the people etc.
They have paid or are in a program to pay all their taxes. They also paid off their late mortgage notes. I believe “the little people” are are still owed payment.
Her SPEND SPEND SPEND lifestyle certainly has not slowed down.
She should go to Sherrif Joe in Maricopa county AZ. Yes, I know Tre is a fed crime and Sherrif Joe runs the county Jail, but arrangements could be made? She’d have to wear the stripped prison uniform, eat that all purpose prison loaf, and live in a tent.
She is a piece of work.
That’s putting it mildly.
Maybe the attorney being sued should sue her for wasting his time and costing him money. Isn’t filing frivolous lawsuits a crime? If not, it should be.
Uh also maybe for slander and defamation? (I always forget the difference :)) She’s been going around saying his team messed up and it was due to their incompetence that the assets weren’t listed. Also claimed that the lawyer admitted this in court to the judge – another lie?
She will never ever get it, why do we keep hoping she will? Why would any lawyer take this case, they will never get paid, just add themselves to the long list of people waiting for repayment. She has no shame and I am sorry but Joe is not a great husband/father or person!!!!!!
Spot on- She will never get it. Remember, there are murderers roaming the streets and this poor girl is going to jail…..
Blame game. It’s all the same.
When will Teresa just say her own name.
Stop pointing fingers unless at yourself,
Your self is the problem and not your damn help.
I actually felt sorry for Tre for a long time. Her husband who seems to be quite a nice guy is sadly, as dumb as dirt. Sadly, not quite as dumb as Teresa. She doesn’t even comprehend most of the conversations taking place at the reunions. I actually think that when she states that she didn’t ‘didn’t understand the plea deal’ that what she was really saying is that her attorneys probably told her that if she agreed to the plea, most likely, she wouldn’t serve any time. Had she been upfront on her financials, she probably wouldn’t be doing any time.
I agree with tt saying that it is most unlikely that the malpractice suit will fly. Had she sued a doctor, she’d have her day in court. Suing a lawyer for malpractice, one has a very teeny tiny chance of ever winning. I don’t think it will be thrown out as frivolous, but she will be wasting good money; good money she doesn’t even have. With garnishments now being made on her Bravo paycheck, she is not going to see much coming in anymore. If they don’t sell that house quickly, there will be a foreclosure in the very near future and the proceeds from the sale of the house by the bank will go directly to the creditors to whom she owes much money.
Yeah, that super nice husband of hers who called her a cunt on national TV.
Though there’s always a handfull of corruption in all businesses, religions and government bodies, it’s just disgusting when certain so called professionals mess with our legal system in this way too. Our ONE entity thats supposed to STOP bad apples like Teresa and her new quacks! I hope this frivolous representation of her permanently annihilates their reputation and also their Law Firm too. I’m looking forward to when Teresa FINALLY gets hers! I wonder how long its going to take for current/new representation to clue into what a pathological liar she is. I’m sure they’re not taking her case without being paid up front. My bet is this lawsuit will be dropped/thrown out within 4 to 6 months. Totally agree!
They “Tre, and Joe” have played the system for so long, they wouldn’t know the truth if it hit them in the head. Their brain turns off when it comes to you DID wrong, now you have to pay for it. It’s YOUR fault !!!!!! I swear they blank out to it. From the way Gia talks she absolutely thinks her parents are innocent of all wrong doing. I feel sorry for the girls, they will grow up with the same STUPID mentality as Joe and Tre. Sad thing is no one can help unless they go to therapy for the rest of their lives.
Tamara…I love you! You are more like a reporter than a blogger in my eyes. Please keep us updated on this suit. If Teresa could read I would picture her like those inmates on TV, spending her jail time reading law books and appealing their case in an attempt to reduce her sentence.
I was wondering why she filed in NY instead of NJ. Thanks for the insight.
How many attorneys are expected to delve into their clients financial affairs-aren’t clients suppose to tell their attorneys what they have? If you are listing a property, you are renting as a secured debt-wouldn’t one also realize there is rental income? If one signed a $250,000.00 check for a book advance wouldn’t it dawn on one to mention it while under oath?
Just another stunt from the mental midgets known as the Giudices.
Yes, it is up to the client to fully disclose all assets and debt. Joe and Tre tried to say the weren’t hididng anything because the Feds came to their house to assess their assets. Yes, that is true AFTER THEY CONCEALED THEM IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
You can sue your attorney and say well he should known about our cars and rental properties and pizza restaurants and contractor tools and jewelry and…..
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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How soon before she sues Bravo and Andy Cohen for falsely representing her on the show and ruining her image and brand?
I don’t think you are too far from the truth about suing Andy and Bravo. There may be a contract that she can’t sue but she might find a loophole and go after them. Teresa is hell bent on her innocence. She knows Bravo opened many doors for her business success but Teresa may also feel they slammed the cell doors shut by showing her financial indiscretions, something they could have edited out. Teresa is vindictive. There is no love lost between Teresa and Andy. She is desperate and the closer it gets to her date of incarceration the more coocoo she will get. I’m surprised she has kept that temper of hers in check.
Tre made about 100K for each of her first two seasons. She was 13 MILLION in debt then. She never got in the black with anything she made on Bravo. The people she owed money to only recently were given permission to start seizing assets.
She will return from prison to live in a refrigerator box down by the river.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:51 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Maybe Teresa is holding Kridel responsible for malpractice because he didn’t watch the show. Had he watched the show he would have known about pizza parlors, rentals and cars. Who knew back in law school just how complex zealous client representation has become.
She is hoping that there will be a settlement with Mr Kridel’s insurance I guess. Any money she does get (unlikely) will just go to restitution anyways.
This case will not even be heard. Not even if she filed it in Arizona or Florida.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Ha ha! Arizona! In this case, it’s Because, New Jersey.
On another note, TT, your writing is truly brilliant. Hope you are having a terrific holiday season thus far. Keep rocking…
I started reading this and thought….your joking, right?
Then looked at the picture and well…is she really this stupid?
How the hell can she afford another attorney for a new case? And what attorney is stupid enough to represent her?
Looks like it’s Jose Cuervas. Because drunkenness.
I’m sure he took the case on a contingency basis.
So… lying liar face lied about learning a lesson.
I actually do like Tre, but she needs to shut her damn mouth and accept the punishment. Keep your cool in prison and get out early for good behavior.
So, does she have a new PR person? Cause that’s the ONLY thing that makes sense to me, if this is purely a PR move to protect her brand. It’s her only chance at an income. Is this some PR stunt to convince us all that she really didn’t understand that she was supposed to tell the court about her assets – ALL of them???
If that is the case, then the PR person is dumb as dirt.
Any legit PR person would tell her to PRETEND she is contrite and to serve her damn sentence and stop blaming those that worked their asses off to get her the lightest sentence possible.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I predict Jim Marchese is giving her legal advice.
Now that would make sense.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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He probably had her sign a contract with him ;-).
You don’t suppose she hopes the lawsuit might somehow delay her having to go to prison in Jan 2015, do you TT?
The lawyer doing this for her has to be an idiot if he thinks he is going to be paid.
I have no idea what she “thinks” but fools file bogus lawsuits while incarcerated all the time. She can handle it from the Big House. Maybe she’s fucking a lawyer and it gives her private visitation with here while locked up? lol. Mostly kidding.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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This makes me wonder about the rumors that Bravo was going to try to squeeze in a few scenes with Tre and the family before she goes away…if she has this nonsense lawsuit filed that would make that impossible because she wouldn’t be able to talk about anything…bye bye last chance paycheck? just a thought…
I checked the calendar to see if it was April Fools’ Day! Nope. How much further in denial can she be?
She cant even take responsibility for hurtful things she’s said to people she’s feuding with, let alone something as big as fucking up her whole life and ruining her daughter’s lives. She’ll always play the victim in any circumstance big or small.
Hi TT, Great coverage as usual. WOW I’ve been in the hospital (knee surgery nothing serious), but I’m back and I see nothing has changed with this skank. Trust me this crook isn’t going to the BIG HOUSE quietly. Now it’s a $5 million dollar law suit….Stop already where is she getting this money from, which leads me to believe she stashed money away somewhere ( lots of it). My sister seen her at Niemun Marcus a week ago and she was shopping, spending money like she didn’t have a care in the world, sporting a REAL beige fur jacket on. I wish someone sprayed RED PAINT on her LOL. I can’t wait till she encounters the harsh reality of prison, but I still don’t think she will learn her lesson, because she truly believes she’s a victim. She’s like a spoiled kid who can’t believe she didn’t get her way this time & she can’t believe it or except it.
Wow. To be this delusional is an accomplishment. If there was an award, she’s get it. How can someone be so damn dense? I’m seriously baffled.
Whoever is giving her this legal advise needs a beating! The new attorney must need some christmas shopping money and told her want she wants to hear (with the demand of a HUGE upfront retainer).
Girl, just shut up and go do your time. This is not helping you rebuild your image or brand.
These actions could very well come back to kick her in the butt because she has not been assigned a prison yet I wouldn’t expect her to get her wish of spots to serve her sentence out if she starts pissing people off. Most if the people within the legal system are friendly outside of the courtroom and you go messing with lawyers reputations they have more pull than you might think not to mention that the powers that be that will be determining her resting place seeing no remorse even after they were kind enough to let her be home for the holidays with her children and have staggered sentence so her and joe could be home to take care of the kids. I mean who does she think she is does she not understand that if she was the average citizen she would be already in jail and her husband too and he would cents only be deported as soon as he got out. She might want to consider that that has not been determined yet either. Before she starts rocking the boat you better wise up and realize deportation is still on the table for him.maybe she just gearing up to present Andy with a new show Real Housewives of the bighouse you know she does always seem to be on the lookout for the next big thing she can peddle off to people without having to do something really strange like get a job
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Tick tock, Tre!
Yeah, not only “tick tock” but “clink clink!”
So when this bankruptcy lawyer gets to expose all of Teresa and Joe’s secrets and lies in his defense BECAUSE SHE WAIVED HER ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE by filing this lawsuit, will she then sue the lawyers who sued her lawyer?
She better hope that this gets thrown out on the basis of statute of limitations before he has the opportunity to defend himself on the merits and expose even more of her lies and criminal acts.
OMG, Josie – I never thought/new of that! (the waiving of the atty/client privilege) Excellent point!
I am still trying to catch my breath when it come to anger with her …and the MANY things I get on a daily basis concerning her ….What The Fu$& …I am soooo over this Bitch …Go To Jail Already …shut the fu$& up …deal with your faults ….if anyone should sue its the IRS and anyone that has hurt form your financial gain …at this point …shouldnt the families that were supportedby Theresa and Joe should Sue them ? I mean they were the guarantees of their bills …and further more aren’t Theresa and Joe still living in the mansion for sale ? When do they start paying restitution ? I’m thinking …hey I want an elaborate lufstyle for my kids …break a few law . no problem …move to NJ
I wonder when she retained this current attorney and If this was something in the works prior to her sentencing if things didn’t go well. Maybe he told her to start saying she didn’t fully understand to somehow help her case.
The only good thing about a Tre story, is I’m guaranteed to hear that happy clown/circus music in my head.
I keep saying it …I’ll say it again …Theresa shut up already and go to friggin Jail ! Geessshhh …
Wow. I hadn’t read too much into what she had done, I thought she had just signed some papers that Joe put in front of her. But she fully and actively took part in this by going to the bank for those loans, so, it stands to reason that she knew about all the other stuff. So stupid. But then again, no one ever called her a genius. Thanks for this report!
This woman and her husband both make my head spin. I would be so grateful if I received only 15 months I’d be sending the judge a fruit basket for Christmas. Okay, that might be an overstatement. But I sure wouldn’t be feeling I was treated unfairly.
If she wins this lawsuit,i’m suing my neighbor’s dog for pooping in my yard. Not my neighbor. his dog. It makes about as much sense.