Lawyer: 'Housewives' star targeted due to fame

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Lawyer: 'Housewives' star targeted due to fame

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-housewives-star-targeted-due-fame-163640522.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uE_7LHrOtkivgvaQ.CtaIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/28ab65f17af30f19390f6a7067001273.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, left, and his wife, Teresa Giudice, 41, of Montville Township, N.J., walk out of Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse after a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="Giuseppe &quot;Joe&quot; Giudice, 43, left, and his wife, Teresa Giudice, 41, of Montville Township, N.J., walk out of Martin Luther King, Jr. Courthouse after a court appearance, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The two stars of the &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; were indicted Monday on federal fraud charges, accused of exaggerating their income while applying for loans before their TV show debuted in 2009, then hiding their improving fortunes in a bankruptcy filing after their first season aired. They are charged in a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) â€" An attorney for &quot;Real Housewives of New Jersey&quot; star Teresa Giudice (JOO'-dice) says he believes the federal government is prosecuting her because she's a celebrity.</p><br clear="all"/>

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