‘RHOP’ Star Wendy Osefo Arrested, Joins List of Housewives Accused of Fraud
Another Bravo star is in legal trouble.
On Thursday, Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, were arrested and booked on felony fraud charges in Westminster, Maryland.
‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Wendy Osefo accused of insurance fraud
The Real Housewives of Potomac star is facing 16 charges, including insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and false statement to a police officer, Page Six reports. Her husband is facing 18 charges. They are in the process of being released from jail after each posted a $50,000 bond.
The charges stem from a burglary that reportedly took place while the Osefos were on vacation Jamaica in April 2024. The pair claimed that thieves broke into their home and stole jewelry and designer handbags worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They filed multiple insurance claims, but a police investigation found that some of the purportedly stolen items had actually been returned to stores for a refund prior to the alleged theft. Later, Wendy was seen wearing a wedding band in an photo shared on Instagram, even though she’d reported the item stolen. As police dug deeper, they discovered that the Osefos were “burdened by substantial debt.”
Email records obtained by investigators also unearthed a message Eddie sent to his wife asking if there was other “high-value items” they could add to their inventory of supposedly stolen property, The Baltimore Banner reports. After the couple was arrested, a search warrant was executed, leading to the discovery of 15 items that appear to be the same as those the Osefos say were stolen.
‘RHOP’ star is not the first Housewife accused of fraud
Wendy’s arrest adds her name to the list of Housewives who’ve been accused of fraud.
In one of the most notorious incidents, Teresa Giudice from The Real Housewives of New Jersey and her husband Joe Giudice both spent time in prison for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and tax evasion. The scheme also led to their divorce and Joe’s eventual deportation from the U.S.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum Jen Shah is currently serving time in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. She was running a telemarketing scheme that bilked elderly victims out of their savings.
Erika Girardi from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was also caught up in a fraud case. In 2024, her husband, high-powered lawyer Tom Girardi, was convicted of embezzling millions from his clients, including victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. Some of that money allegedly went to Erika to further her lavish lifestyle and entertainment career, but she has denied knowing anything about his crimes and was not charged in the case.
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