{"id":200161,"date":"2025-10-20T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/wendy-osefo-cites-god-in-first-statement-since-fraud-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:45:59","slug":"wendy-osefo-cites-god-in-first-statement-since-fraud-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/wendy-osefo-cites-god-in-first-statement-since-fraud-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Osefo Cites God in First Statement Since Fraud Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wendy Osefo has broken her silence.<\/p>\n<p>Late on October 19, The Real Housewives of Potomac star jumped on Instagram and addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/wendy-osefo-real-housewives-of-potomac-star-arrested-for-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her recent arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Bravo personality doesn\u2019t exactly sound remorseful, either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538033 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1948346256-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy Osefo attends The 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV One at Coca Cola Roxy on January 20, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for TV One)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd through it all, GOD remains faithful,\u201d Osefo wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers for myself and most importantly my family during this time. We are forever grateful .Tune into @bravotv tonight for a new episode of #RHOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Always promoting. You almost need to admire that.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy and her husband Eddie were booked in Westminster on Thursday, October 9. <\/p>\n<p>They are facing 16 charges, seven of which are felonies related to alleged false\/misleading info fraud in excess of $300, the Westminster Police Department (WPD) previously confirmed to various outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The spouses claimed designer bags and jewelry were missing from their bedroom during a reported burglary in Jamaica in April 2024. <\/p>\n<p>HOWEVER, Wendy was then seen wearing one of the diamond rings in a later social media post, authorities have said.<\/p>\n<p>Among other charges, the couple was indicted on insurance fraud, conspiracy insurance fraud and making false statements to police officers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537458 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1666995655-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eddie Osefo and Wendy Osefo attend the Top Boy Season 3 Wrap Tastemaker Dinner at Cathedral and Little Sister on September 7, 2023 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/wendy-osefo-husband-break-silence-on-federal-fraud-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rep for the pair said last week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from friends, fans, and colleagues. The Osefos, alongside their legal team, look forward to their day in court. At this time, they respectfully ask for privacy as they focus on their family and the legal process ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the prosecution\u2019s bail recommendation documents obtained by celebrity gossip site TMZ, prosecutors allege the couple claimed a $450,000 personal property loss via an insurance company.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-2048x1465.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-960x687.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1080x773.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1200x858.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537433 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-2048x1465.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-960x687.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1080x773.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-1200x858.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2229809882-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy Osefo attends the DIRECTV Plot Twist Featuring Bravo at The Perch on August 12, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wendy joined this franchise in season 5; and she is slated to appear in Bravo\u2019s new series, Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition. We\u2019ll have to wait and see if her episodes make it to air.<\/p>\n<p>The reality star and Eddie \u2014 who share kids Karter, 12, Kruz, 10, and Kamrynn, 6 \u2014 celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary in August.<\/p>\n<p>Osefo isn\u2019t the first member of the Potomac cast to be faced with legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Original cast member Karen Huger was arrested in March 2024 for driving under the influence, which she denied all throughout Season 9 of the show.<\/p>\n<p>She was then convicted in December 2024, and sentenced to up to two years in prison, although\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/karen-huger-real-housewives-of-potomac-star-released-from-prison-after-serving-6-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huger was released on September 2<\/a>\u00a0after serving a six-month sentence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/wendy-osefo-cites-god-in-first-statement-since-fraud-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Wendy Osefo has broken her silence. Late on October 19, The Real Housewives of Potomac star jumped on Instagram and addressed her recent arrest. The Bravo personality doesn\u2019t exactly sound remorseful, either. Wendy Osefo attends The 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV One at Coca Cola [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":200162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-200161","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}