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>> good evening. she is best known for throwing tables around on "the real housewives of new jersey" but tonight, teresa jiudice and her husband are facing possible jail time pleading guilty for fraud. >> arriving at a federal court in newark, new jersey, holding

hands, teresa and joe giudice today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud. >> they both admitted to a federal judge that over the better part of a decade they were engaged in a scheme to defraud financial institutions, and the irs. >> it was the culmination of an almost eight-month-long legal fight where federal prosecutors presented evidence that the reality tv stars' lavish lifestyle was funded partially on ill gotten gains. outside the court, teresa giudice's attorney read a statement from her. >> today, i took responsibility for a series of mistakes i made several years ago. i am heart broken that this is affecting my family. >> reporter: wendy feldman has been counskoucounseling the giu every step of their legal ordeal. >> it's stressful to go through this in private, so you compound that by the fact that they're reality stars. it's very tough. >> reporter: s s