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FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, left, and his wife, Teresa Giudice, of Montville Township, N.J., walk out of Martin Luther King Jr. Courthouse after an appearance in Newark, N.J. The Giudices are facing additional fraud charges as they were each indicted Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, on one count of bank fraud and one count of loan application fraud. Monday\'s charges are in addition to a 39-count indictment handed down in July, charging the couple with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

‘Real Housewives of NJ’ stars indicted on additional fraud charges

NEWARK, N.J. – Two stars of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” are now facing additional fraud charges.

Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice (Ju-DEE-chay) and Teresa Giudice were indicted Monday on one count of bank fraud and one count of loan application fraud.

Authorities allege Teresa Giudice lied about having a job and a $15,000 monthly salary on a loan application.

The couple was indicted in July on 39 counts, including bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications and bankruptcy fraud. Giuseppe Guidice was also charged with failing to file tax returns from 2004 to 2008.

The north Jersey residents are known for their lavish lifestyle on the reality show. They have four daughters.

The couple will be arraigned on the new charges Nov. 20.

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