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Did Joe Gorga Shoplift From Home Depot? ‘RHONJ’ Star Speaks Out Amid Scandal
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May 9 2018, Published 8:06 p.m. ET
Joe Gorga is clearing the air! After it was reported the Real Housewives of New Jersey star was caught shoplifting from a New Jersey Home Depot, Joe is telling all on what really happened.
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“Yeah I got locked up, I’m going to do 30 years,” Joe joked in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com. “I mean come on. It’s ridiculous!”
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“I’m in Home Depot ten times a day. I develop buildings. The managers, owners, everybody knows me. It’s bulls**t,” he told the site.
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Radar contacted Home Depot stores in the Franklin Lakes area of NJ where Joe lives, but they were unable to confirm if the incident took place.
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While denying his own run-in with the law, Joe gave an update on his brother-in-law, Joe Giudice, who is currently serving time in a Pennsylvania prison for fraud. “Joe is doing good,” he told the site.
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All About the Tea was the first to report the shoplifting allegations against Joe.
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