'RHOP' Star Dr. Wendy Osefo & Husband Arrested On Fraud Charges In Maryland

Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband Eddie have been booked on criminal fraud charges "The Real Housewives of Potomac" star is facing 16 charges including 7 felonies, for allegedly making false/misleading info fraud in excess of $300. She's also facing one misdemeanor count of making a false statement to an officer. The couple was booked Thursday night in Westminster, Maryland. police say the couple reported a burglary in April last year the couple claimed they found their bedroom ransacked after returning from a trip to Jamaica. We told you about that incident at the time. According to the prosecution's bail recommendation documents the couple reportedly told police several designer bags and jewelry had been stolen but get this Carroll County sheriff's deputies allege Wendy was later seen in a social media post wearing a diamond ring she reported stolen! Additionally, an investigation determined numerous items the Osefos claimed were stolen had been purchased, then returned to the store "where a full refund was provided prior to the alleged burglary." The documents indicate the couple had claimed a $450,000 personal property loss to an insurance company. Wendy Osefo has been on the show since Season 5  she's a college professor of education teaching at Johns Hopkins University and a contributor to The Hill and MSNBC. She has degrees from Temple University, Johns Hopkins, and a Ph.D. in public affairs and community development from Rutgers. Wendy was tight with Kamala Harris during the former VP's run for president last year the two are members of the same sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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