Sometimes, the wildest storylines on the Real Housewives take place when the cameras are down.

Reality television stars are no strangers to legal woes, and the long-running Bravo franchise has seen its fair share of unlawful scandals. Intended to highlight the luxe and lavish lifestyles of women in varying cities across the United States (plus a few international spinoffs ), oftentimes, the wealth of the women of the Real Housewives can offer more troubles than tranquility.

Since the franchise’s inception in 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County , each varying housewives series has had their fare share of problems. While divorce, infidelity and the boyfriend of a housewife forging medical records that claimed he was a cancer patient aren’t considered “crimes,” there ar

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