The Actual Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo’s husband, Eddie Osefo, might lose his license to observe regulation.
Us Weekly spoke solely to 2 attorneys, who warned that Eddie’s “in danger” of now not with the ability to function an energetic lawyer in D.C. if he’s convicted of insurance coverage fraud, conspiracy insurance coverage fraud and making a false assertion to a police officer in connection to his October 9 arrest, which noticed each him and Wendy behind bars final week.
“Most States, together with D.C., do institute self-discipline for attorneys convicted of fraud or different crimes of ethical turpitude. Sometimes, they wait till decision of [the] felony case however in excessive circumstances they might ask felony court docket to make not training regulation a situation of bond,” Texas felony protection lawyer Sam Bassett, who is just not representing both Wendy or Eddie and doesn’t have any connection to the case, advised Us.
“Eddie Osefo is prone to shedding his license. A state bar company might undoubtedly revoke his regulation license, particularly upon conviction,” he continued, noting that “usually, a license is all the time topic to evaluate or revocation upon a felony arrest or conviction.”
Legal protection lawyer John W. Day, who additionally has no connection to the case, echoed his viewpoint.
“Simply being charged with a felony doesn’t mechanically imply Eddie Osefo will lose his regulation license, but when he’s convicted of or pleads responsible to a felony — or a ‘critical crime’ which might embrace a felony or a criminal offense involving ethical turpitude — the Washington D.C. disciplinary board can search to impose self-discipline on him, which could embrace disbarment,” Day advised Us.
Wendy, 41, and Eddie, 41, have been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, October 9, based on court docket paperwork obtained by Us. The fact TV couple have been booked in Westminster, Maryland, and spent the evening in jail till posting their bail, which was set at $50,000 every.
Dr. Wendy Osefo gushed about her and husband Eddie Osefo’s monetary success on an episode of The Actual Housewives of Potomac season 10 simply days earlier than their arrest for fraud. Wendy, 41, expressed how “proud” she is of her husband amid the growth of his Blissful Eddie hashish enterprise in the course of the Sunday, October 5, premiere […]
The fees stem from a reported housebreaking that allegedly occurred at their residence in April 2024. In line with regulation enforcement, Wendy and Eddie claimed that a number of high-priced objects, together with designer baggage and jewellery, have been lacking from their bed room after the alleged incident.
Nevertheless, Wendy was seen carrying one of many allegedly stolen rings on social media.
Upon additional investigation, police decided that a number of different objects the Osefos claimed have been taken within the alleged theft had been returned to their respective shops, “the place a full refund was supplied previous to the alleged housebreaking.”
Prosecutors additionally alleged that Wendy and Eddie claimed $450,000 in private property loss by means of an insurance coverage firm.
Following their launch, the RHOP stars issued statements by means of their consultant.
“Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are again residence safely with their household and in good spirits. They’re grateful for the outpouring of concern and help from buddies, followers and colleagues,” their rep advised Us on Friday, October 10. “The Osefos, alongside their authorized workforce, stay up for their day in court docket. At the moment, they respectfully ask for privateness as they deal with their household and the authorized course of forward.”
Wendy joined the Bravo forged in 2020 throughout season 5 and sometimes boasted about holding 4 levels.
Within the debut of season 10, which premiered on October 5, followers noticed Wendy and Eddie making new additions to their residence and bragging about how effectively his weed firm, Blissful Eddie, was doing.
The lawyer opened the hashish firm in 2023, capitalizing on a viral second from the fact collection in 2022 which confirmed how Eddie’s cheerful demeanor landed him the nickname “Blissful Eddie.”
In January 2024, Wendy’s husband confirmed he was nonetheless a training lawyer regardless of his hashish firm’s success, however admitted that his new enterprise “takes time away from work.”
Us additionally confirmed that the D.C. bar exhibits Eddie’s regulation license has been energetic since 2014.
Actual Housewives of Potomac alum Candiace Dillard Bassett is “floored” by the information of Wendy Osefo and husband Eddie Osefo’s arrest. “I’m shocked. I’m unhappy,” Candiace, 38, mentioned throughout an look on FOX 5 DC on Friday, October 10. The previous Bravo star mentioned she was “shaking” after discovering out that the Osefos have been […]
Each Andy Cohen and fellow RHOP star Candiace Dillard Bassett reacted to Wendy and Eddie’s arrests.
“I do know nothing of the costs greater than you guys do,” Cohen, 57, mentioned on his SiriusXM present, Andy Cohen Reside, on Monday. “I’m unhappy about this.”
Dillard Bassett, 38, shared she was “shocked” and “unhappy” concerning the information. She additionally questioned if her RHOP costars have been being “focused.”
“We don’t know what the costs are for however we all know that the Osefos have a really profitable marijuana enterprise,” she mentioned final week. “They’re offering jobs and alternatives for individuals of coloration within the space, within the DMV. My first thought is, ‘Are they being focused, is that this one thing that we needs to be serious about?’”
