‘RHONJ’ alum Joe Giudice says he shouldn’t have been deported after fraud conviction

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! "Real Housewives of New Jersey" alum Joe Giudice doesn't believe the crimes he committed warranted his 2019 deportation.During an interview with Page Six, Giudice said, "I definitely don’t think I should have been deported." The former reality TV star was born in Italy and moved to New Jersey when he was a baby."I was [in the US] since I was a year old. I have four kids there. I was married. Got my whole family there. I mean, it was my fault that I got deported because I should have just became [sic] a citizen a long time ago, so I’m not blaming anybody. You know, it was my fault. I had a chance to become a citizen many, many times," Giudice told the outlet. Joe Giudice appeared on the "Real Housewives of New Jersey." (Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)Giudice was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison in 2014 after pleading guilty to multiple counts of fraud, including bankruptcy and mail fraud. His case stemmed from years of submitting false financial information to obtain loans and avoid taxes. Giudice served his sentence beginning in 2016 and was later released