For years, the stars of New Jersey's most popular reality TV show enjoyed the fruits of their fame, celebrating extravagance before a national audience. 
 
 Now, they face the grim reality of prison. 
 
 In a circus-like atmosphere at the federal courthouse in Newark Thursday, Joe and Teresa Giudice, two of the more colorful characters on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” were sentenced to 41 months and 15 months, respectively, for illegally obtaining millions of dollars in loans and for hiding income and assets in a 2009 bankruptcy filing. 
 
 Reporters and celebrity-chroniclers from across the nation packed the courtroom and an overflow room for the day-long proceedings, punctuated by apologies and tears from the Giudices and and stern lectures from U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, who sentenced the husband and wife separately. 
 
 In an arrangement that will allow one of the Giudices to be present at their Montville home for their four daughters, Teresa Giudice will serve her 15-month term first. She is scheduled to report to prison Jan. 5. 
 
 Once she is released, Joe Giudice will begin his 41-month term, Salas ruled. The husband, who was born in Italy and who never obtained U.S. citizenship, also faces the possibility of deportation when his term is complete. 
 
 Both apologized for their crimes, which entailed hiding millions of dollars in assets. They had previously pleaded guilty to multiple bankruptcy fraud counts, along with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Joe Giudice also pleaded guilty to one count of failure to file a tax return. 
 
 "I stand here humiliated before the court and my family and society," Joe Giudice said nervously before Salas handed down his sentence earlier in the day. "I disgraced many people, including my wife and four daughters. I take full responsibility for my actions. I promise to be a better person." 
 
 Teresa Giudice spoke tearfully before her own sentencing hours later. 
 
 “I’m so scared,” she said, her voice breaking. “I’m blessed, but today I am also humbled. I fully take responsibility for my actions. This is not how I was raised. I am more sorry than anyone will ever know." 
 
 Salas, who spoke for about 10 minutes during Teresa Giudice’s appearance, said she considered sparing the wife from prison. In the end, however, the judge said she needed to show that criminal behavior must be punished regardless of one’s celebrity. 
 
 “For a moment, I thought about probation," Salas said. "For a moment." 
 
 She later added: "I need to send a message that it isn’t who you are, how famous you are. If you do something wrong, there will be consequences to pay.” 
 
 The judge expressed some sympathy for Teresa Giudice, saying it was her husband who took the lead in the fraud. Salas called her a "dedicated mother" and noted she had expressed "genuine remorse." 
 
 At the same time, Salas said she was "greatly offended" by the lack of transparency in the couple's asset disclosures to probation officials. 
 
 “Confinement is absolutely necessary in this case,” Salas said, adding, "I don’t honestly believe you respect the law.” 
 
 Teresa Giudice could have been sentenced to as much as 27 months under the plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 
 
 Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Romankow, who prosecuted the case, argued against leniency for the wife, saying she was just as guilty as her husband in the mortgage and bankruptcy fraud. 
 
 "He was the captain of the ship. Well, she was the first mate," Romankow said. 
 
 "The house she is living in now is a product of criminal conduct," the prosecutor added, referring to the fraudulent loans that helped finance it. "She is not deserving of a variance. She is deserving of a sentence of 21 months." 
 
 Romankow was equally critical of Joe Giudice. 
 
 Citing the husband’s long history of brushes with the law in the years before the fraud case -- including assault, possession of marijuana, and impersonating a police officer -- Romankow said even his driving record "demonstrates his reckless disregard for the law." 
 
 Joe Giudice’s lawyer, Miles Feinstein, presented a vastly softer portrait of his client, asking Salas to consider leniency because Joe took responsibility for the crimes in an attempt to exonerate his wife. 
 
 "That is the mark of a real man," Feinstein said. 
 
 The attorney talked at length about the recent loss of Joe's father, Frank, who died of a massive heart attack "in Joe's arms," and how devastated his client has been since then. Though mostly stoic throughout the hearing, Joe Giudice reacted to the description of his father’s death by wiping away tears. 
 
 "Nobody can say Joe Giudice is not a good and considerate son," Feinstein said. "He's a low-key and loving individual. This is the real Joe. Not the 'Housewives' Joe." 
 
 The lawyer also read a letter from Joe Giudice’s mother, Filomena, who could not be in court because of health problems. 
 
 "My son needs a slap on the wrist, not to be taken away from his family," she wrote. 
 
 Speaking later, the judge returned to the mother’s words in making clear Joe Giudice would not escape without significant punishment. 
 
 "It's not a slap on your wrist you need, Mr. Giudice. Uh-uh,” Salas said. “You need to understand the laws of this country and that they need to be respected." 
 
 Salas grew visibly angry with the couple over what she called their "glaring" omissions and inconsistencies in their required pre-sentencing financial disclosure statement and that Feinstein couldn't confirm whether his client had actually paid the $224,000 he owes in back taxes. Salas called it "a direct affront to the court." 
 
 “I am not sure you respect our laws,” she told Joe Giudice. “And I am not sure you understand yet what you did." 
 
 Yet in balancing a sentence, Salas also took into account the dozens of letters written on the the defendant’s behalf, describing him as a loving and devoted husband and father. 
 
 "A sentence under the top end of the range would be appropriate," she said, "but I have to give you credit for the live you have lived, at least to the people you have loved." 
 
 Before concluding the court session, Salas told Giudice she wished him luck. 
 
 "What you did in this case doesn't define you as a man ... You have a lot to live for," she said. 
 
 She said U.S. immigration officials told the court that if they do seek to deport Giudice, they would wait until after he has served his sentence. 
 
 Teresa Giudice’s attorney, Henry Klingeman, raised the “almost certain” deportation of Joe Giudice in his plea for leniency for the wife. 
 
 Klingeman, who sought a sentence of probation or home confinement with community service, said Teresa Giudice is always seen in public holding the hand of her husband. 
 
 "They will not be holding hands at their daughters' graduation,” the lawyer said. “They will not be holding hands at their weddings. They will not be holding hands at the hospital when their grandchildren are born. This family is not going to be temporarily separated. They will be permanently separated." 
 
 In a day filled with more drama than the TV show that made the couple famous, the normally staid federal courthouse teemed with entertainment bloggers and others who apparently had never been in a federal courtroom. 
 
 One had an electronic stylus and tablet to take notes. When the U.S. marshals told him that no electronic devices were allowed, he protested, asking how he was supposed to write. 
 
 "Try a pad and pen," he was told. 
 
 He did not have either. 
 
 Another person took a picture with his camera phone in the hallway -- a serious violation in a federal courthouse. His phone was confiscated, and he was nearly escorted from the building. 
 
 Outside the courthouse following Teresa Giudice’s sentencing, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said the wife’s fame didn’t impact the prosecution one way or another. 
 
 "The fact she is a celebrity played no role in her punishment," Fishman said. "But it sends a message that these are the kinds of crimes that send people to jail." 
 
 The couple’s troubles first surfaced in 2009, when they declared bankruptcy, citing millions in debt and blaming the economy for torpedoing Joe's real estate ventures. 
 
 The bankruptcy trustee representing their creditors questioned the couple's failure to declare assets and income, including rental properties and Teresa's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" true salary. Joe later took the Fifth Amendment when questioned about the apparently flawed bankruptcy filing, and they both abandoned their quest to get their debt absolved in 2011. They still owe millions to creditors. 
 
 Joe Giudice was indicted in 2010 for using his brother’s identification to get a New Jersey driver’s license because his own was suspended due to a DUI, charges that carry more than 10 years in prison. 
 
 And in July 2013, federal prosecutors not only brought bankruptcy fraud charges against the couple but alleged a long-running conspiracy from their pre-fame days to illegally obtain millions in mortgages, construction loans and lines of credit using falsified W-2 forms and tax returns. Joe also failed to pay income tax on nearly $1 million in earnings over five years, prosecutors alleged. 
 
 Though they maintained their innocence — "We're good people. I don't understand why this is happening to us," Teresa said inher first post-indictment interview with Bravo's Andy Cohen — and claimed prosecutors targeted them because they're famous, they eventually pleaded guilty in the case. 
 
 The couple also face court fines and must make restitution of more than $400,000. 
 
 Bravo, the network that airs “Real Housewives,” declined to comment on the sentencing. But in a sign that the Giudices have no problem remaining in the spotlight, they are scheduled to sit down with the network’s Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens” for this first post-sentencing interview. 
 
 NJ Advance Media staff writers Ted Sherman and Mark Mueller contributed to this report. 

 Teresa & Joe Giudice We've Got Nothin' To Say Except to Andy Cohen 
 
 Teresa & Joe Giudice -- We Got Nothin' to Say ... Except to Andy Cohen! 
 
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 andblew past reporters Thursday after they were sentenced to prison ... but it wasn't because they were too upset to speak ... it's because they were ordered to shut their traps untilcould ask them, Wasssup?Our Giudice sources tell us ... the felonious couple will break their silence Monday on a special "Watch What Happens Live: One-on-One with Teresa and Joe."It's pretty funny ... when Teresa was begging the judge for mercy she was quick to say she didn't give a crap about TV anymore . What she FAILED to disclose is that she had a secret deal with Andy!As for what's on Andy's docket ... we're told he'll discuss the Giudice's fears, family and fraudulent ways.Gotta say ... brilliant move on Bravo's part. And ... it's not like the judge can sentence her for lying ... something Teresa's clearly got down pat. 

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 Joe and Teresa Giudice have put up a united front since they were first indicted with dozens of counts of fraud last year. But at their sentencing yesterday in Newark, New Jersey, eyewitnesses told Radar that the “distant” couple appeared ready to go their separate ways, with Giudice even fuming to a friend that her husband had “screwed her over!” 
 
 Teresa and Joe walked in to the courthouse hand in hand, but after that, an eyewitness tells Radar, “They barely interacted or even looked at each other. Joe had his hand on her back once for a few seconds, but other than that they did not touch and they took breaks separately with their legal teams too. They were so distant.” 
 
 What’s more, says the source, “Teresa looked really angry at Joe when the court was discussing the lack of transparency in their financial disclosures. When that part came out, she just looked totally incredulous, shocked, and stared at him like she wanted to rip his face off.” 
 
 PHOTOS: ‘You Gotta Lie!’ Teresa And Joe Giudice’s 30 Most Shocking Quotes About Their Fraud Charges & Financial Issues 
 
 Indeed, an insider confirms,”At the hearing, Teresa said through clenched teeth that she feels like Joe had royally screwed her over. According to Teresa, she only went along with what Joe told her to do. She isn’t smart enough to come up with a scheme to milk hundreds of thousands of dollars from banks!” 
 
 “She is just absolutely stunned — not only that she was sentenced to 15 months in prison, but that she has to serve the time before Joe serves his time,” the source said. “She feels screwed.” 
 
 Ever since the indictment, “Joe had promised Teresa that he would take the fall for everything, and tell the court he was responsible for for everything,” the source says. “Yet he didn’t live up to the promise. Instead, his lawyer said Joe needed to go to rehab for a problem with alcohol! Teresa is just stunned. This isn’t the man she married.” 
 
 PHOTOS: Teresa & Joe Giudice Present United Front As They Arrive At Newark Court For Sentencing 
 
 But her sentence isn’t entirely her husband’s fault, according to the source. Judge Esther Salas “was out to get Teresa, and showed absolutely no compassion to the mother of four,” the source complains. 
 
 Before the sentence was handed down, Teresa tearfully told the Court, “I am more sorry than anyone will ever know. I deeply love my family. My four daughters are my life.” 
 
 “I’m scared,” she admitted. “I’m not going to deny it. I’m really scared.” 
 
 PHOTOS: Joe & Teresa Giudice Keep Their Heads Low As They Leave Courthouse After Sentencing – SEE The Pictures 
 
 She insisted, “I fully take responsibility for my actions … I will make this right.” 
 
 “I need to learn to do things for myself,” she said. “I need to wake up.​” 
 
 But the prosecutor wasn’t buying it, saying, “She’s thumbed her nose at the court and now she wants sympathy. It’s business as usual.” 
 
 Teresa has to surrender to custody by January 5, 2015, and Joe will begin serving his sentence shortly after she finishes her sentence. 

 It's official: Both Teresa and Joe Giudice will be spending time behind bars because of their federal fraud trial, where both pled guilty to multiple counts of fraud. What does this mean for their four girls, Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana? Well, the silver lining on this difficult day is that although Joe and Teresa will both be serving time, they will not serve at the same time, precisely because of their girls. Joe Giudice has been sentenced to 41 months (that's 3+ years), while Teresa has been given 15 months. Teresa will serve first. Once she's out, Joe will then serve his time. Teresa has to surrender herself by January 5. That means she gets to at least spend the holidays with her family. This is obviously still an incredibly difficult time for the Giudice family, but we're glad the girls will have at least one parent to turn to at all times (and we're sure they will get lots of support from the rest of the family, as well), and we're also happy they will have one last holiday with the family all together. On top of their prison sentences, Joe was slapped with some heavy restitution payment, to the tune of $414,588. Are you happy to hear the Giudices will not be serving at the same time? Let us know in the comments below! 

 Teresa Giudice received a 15-month prison sentence Thursday afternoon, after a long day in court. As RadarOnline.com has reported, her husband Joe Giudice will have to serve a 41-month prison sentence. But the Real Housewives of New Jersey stars will be able to serve their sentences separately, so that one parent will always be with their children. 
 
 “I am more sorry than anyone will ever know,” Teresa told the judge, as she broke down in tears reading a letter to the court before the sentencing was handed down. “I deeply love my family. My four daughters are my life.” 
 
 “I’m scared,” she admitted. “I’m not going to deny it. I’m really scared.” 
 
 PHOTOS: ‘You Gotta Lie!’ Teresa And Joe Giudice’s 30 Most Shocking Quotes About Their Fraud Charges & Financial Issues 
 
 She insisted, “I fully take responsibility for my actions … I will make this right.” 
 
 “I need to learn to do things for myself,” she said. “I need to wake up.” 
 
 But the prosecutor wasn’t buying it, saying, “She’s thumbed her nose at the court and now she wants sympathy. It’s business as usual.” 
 
 PHOTOS: Teresa & Joe Giudice Present United Front As They Arrive At Newark Court For Sentencing 
 
 Indeed, the histrionics didn’t help, as Judge Esther Salas denied a request from Teresa’s attorney for a “downward departure,” which would have reduced her sentence and opened up the possibility for house arrest. 
 
 As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Joe will serve his time after Teresa, as Judge Salas said, “I want you home with your girls.” The Bravolebrities have four daughters: Gia, 13, Gabriella, 9, Milania, 8, and Audriana, 5. 
 
 The reality star was also sentenced to 12 months on additional charges, but will serve concurrently. Joe will then serve two years probation and will pay $10,000 in fines and restitution of $414,588.90 to the US Treasury. 
 
 The Giudices pleaded guilty to three counts of bankruptcy and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud this past March, in connection with $5 million they collected in loans for mortgage payments and construction projects received under false pretenses.
– Teresa and Joe Giudice are both going to prison for their fraud convictions, but they'll be allowed to serve their sentences at different times. That means Joe can stay with their four daughters while Teresa serves her 15-month sentence, WetPaint reports, and then he'll serve his 41 months (after which he could be deported). And the family will have the holidays together: Teresa doesn't have to surrender until Jan. 5. Needless to say, she's "really scared," she said in court yesterday, according to Radar. The Real Housewives of New Jersey couple will spill more of their feelings in a special episode of Watch What Happens Live Monday, sources tell TMZ. And according to E!, Teresa will also take part in the upcoming Real Housewives season six reunion being filmed this Sunday. As for whether Joe will in fact be deported, Teresa's attorney said yesterday in court that it was "almost certain" he will be, according to NJ.com. "They will not be holding hands at their daughters' graduation," he said. "They will not be holding hands at their weddings. They will not be holding hands at the hospital when their grandchildren are born. This family is not going to be temporarily separated. They will be permanently separated." Immigration officials haven't said anything other than that if they do decide on deportation, they'll wait until Giudice has finished his sentence. And Teresa's lawyer might be right in a different way: Sources tell Radar the Giudices' marriage is in serious trouble and that Teresa thinks Joe "royally screwed her over."