How RHONJ's Jacqueline Laurita Lost Her Money

Publish date: 2024-05-07

After three great seasons on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," Jacqueline Laurita's world came crashing down in 2009 when her husband, Chris Laurita filed for corporate bankruptcy. According to court documents, Chris' menswear line, Signature Apparel, wasn't turning a profit. While that may have been bad enough, the court ultimately suspected Chris of falsifying documents and making false claims in order to file, per NJ.com.

The Luaritas reportedly only found themselves in dire financial situations in the first place after they allegedly began draining company funds in order to keep up appearances on "RHONJ." The trustee of the failed company then decided to sue the Lauritas for more than $7 million — which only compounded their problems. The legal battle dragged on for years, and by 2014, their attorneys at Troutman Sanders were sick of it, per Radar. The couple's attorneys dropped them and then took them to court over unpaid fees. "The Lauritas have failed to comply with their agreement and obligations under the Engagement Letter with respect to expenses and fees owed to Troutman Sanders in connection to the Laurita Adversary Proceedings," a court filing read.

While that would all be more than enough for any couple to deal with, things went from bad to worse in 2016 when Jacqueline found herself in yet more financial trouble.

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