TheReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 46, stepped out in New York City to attend the release party for her brother Joe Gorga’s new book,The Gorga Guide to Success: Business, Marriage, and Life Lessons from a Real Estate Mogul..
She was photographed entering the event, held at French restaurantBistrot Leo, wearing a fitted black suit with the message “Beauty is perfect in its imperfections” pinstriped down the sides. She accessorized the look with a white tank and snake-skin heels.
In addition to Teresa’s brother Joe, her sister-in-lawMelissa Gorgawas at the event, as were theirRHONJcostarsMargaret JosephsandDolores Catania(with husband Joe Benigno and ex-husband Frank Catania, respectively). Teresa and Joe’s father, Giacinto Gorga, plus Joe and Melissa’s three kids —Antonia, Gino and Joey— were also on hand.
Andy Coheneven made an appearance at the party, which was being filmed forRHONJ‘s next season.
A source close to Teresa tells PEOPLE that the night out was helpful for her. “It was a tough day, but being there was the best thing for her,” says the insider. “She was smiling, laughing and having fun with the people who loved her the most. It really helped take her mind off things.”
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Joe and Melissa Gorga.BACKGRID
Both Teresa and Joe were both sentenced to prison for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. Teresa spent a little over 11 months away before herreleaseon Dec. 23, 2015. Joe, 46, began his 41-month sentence in March 2016.
As Joe’s release neared, his legal troubles worsened. In October, an immigration court ruled to deport him to hisnative Italyupon the completion of his sentence. (Even though Joe has lived in the United States since he was a child, henever obtained American citizenship, and immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of “a crime of moral turpitude” or an “aggravated felony,” according to U.S. law.)
Joe’s lawyers filed an appeal against the order in November. A decision from the court is forthcoming.
While Joe awaits his deportation ruling,he’ll remain at the immigration center indefinitely, a source told PEOPLE.
He was released from Allenwood Low Federal Correctional Institution in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, on Thursday morning.
“Mr. Giudice has finished serving his federal prison sentence and was transferred early this morning from the Bureau of Prisons to a facility in western Pennsylvania which houses immigration detainees,” his attorney James Leonard Jr. told PEOPLE. “His lawyers and his family are hopeful that justice will prevail and Mr. Guidice will return home to his wife and four daughters who love him and miss him.”
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source: people.com
