‘RHOP’ Star Wendy Osefo Weighed In on Karen Huger’s Jail Release Days Before Own Fraud Arrest
The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Wendy Osefo publicly spoke out about costar Karen Huger’s release from jail days before she was arrested for fraud.
“I have not spoken to her since her release,” Osefo, 41, said of Huger, 62, in an interview with Deadline published on October 8 — just one day before her own arrest. “However, I feel like everybody should be given the opportunity to have a platform to tell their own story.”
Osefo continued, “There’s no point or purpose in your story being told by others.”
Huger was arrested following her March 2024 car accident in Potomac, Maryland. She was not arrested at the scene but received multiple citations. Huger was later charged with DUI and DWI.
Nine months after the incident, Huger was found guilty on charges of DUI, DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner endangering property, life and person, failure to control vehicle speed on the highway to avoid a collision, driving a vehicle in excess of reasonable and prudent speed on the highway, driving a vehicle on the highway with suspended registration and failure to notify administration of change of address within 30 days.
Huger was initially sentenced to two years in jail with one year suspended. She reported to prison back in February. Last month, Us Weekly confirmed that Huger was released after serving more than six months.
Osefo’s comments about Huger’s release came two days before Us confirmed she and husband Eddie Osefo were arrested for fraud on Friday, October 10. A grand jury indicted the couple on October 9 on insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and issuing a false statement to a police officer.
According to court records obtained by Us, Wendy and Eddie were booked in Westminster, Maryland, on Thursday. They were released the following day after both posted their individual $50,000 bail. Wendy and Eddie have denied the allegations via a statement from their rep.
“Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits,” a rep for the pair told Us in a statement at the time. “They 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.”
Wendy and Eddie’s arrest came after police responded to a call in April 2024 of an alleged burglary at their home. The duo claimed at the time that they came home from a trip and found that their house had been broken into and some jewelry and several designer handbags stolen.
“Over 20 years, there has been no burglary, like, nothing,” Wendy claimed during a September 2024 appearance on the “Gabbing With Gib” podcast. “It’s so heartbreaking and again, going back to my earlier statement, at my core [what] centers me is motherhood. My first thought was my kids.”
An investigation was conducted into the alleged burglary, later determining that many of the items Wendy and Eddie claimed were stolen had been purchased and returned for “a full refund” that “was provided prior to the alleged burglary.” Prosecutors alleged the pair claimed a $450,000 personal property loss via an insurance company.
‘RHOP’ Star Wendy Osefo’s Husband Eddie ‘At Risk’ of Losing His Law License After Fraud Arrest
The Real Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo’s husband, Eddie Osefo, could lose his license to practice law.
Us Weekly spoke exclusively to two attorneys, who warned that Eddie’s “at risk” of no longer being able to serve as an active lawyer in D.C. if he’s convicted of insurance fraud, conspiracy insurance fraud and making a false statement to a police officer in connection to his October 9 arrest, which saw both him and Wendy behind bars last week.
“Most States, including D.C., do institute discipline for attorneys convicted of fraud or other crimes of moral turpitude. Typically, they wait until resolution of [the] criminal case but in extreme cases they may ask criminal court to make not practicing law a condition of bond,” Texas criminal defense attorney Sam Bassett, who is not representing either Wendy or Eddie and does not have any connection to the case, told Us.
“Eddie Osefo is at risk of losing his license. A state bar agency could definitely revoke his law license, especially upon conviction,” he continued, noting that “generally, a license is always subject to review or revocation upon a felony arrest or conviction.”
Criminal defense attorney John W. Day, who also has no connection to the case, echoed his viewpoint.
“Just being charged with a felony does not automatically mean Eddie Osefo will lose his law license, but if he is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony — or a ‘serious crime’ which could include a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude — the Washington D.C. disciplinary board can seek to impose discipline on him, which might include disbarment,” Day told Us.
Wendy, 41, and Eddie, 41, were indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, October 9, according to court documents obtained by Us. The reality TV couple were booked in Westminster, Maryland, and spent the night in jail until posting their bail, which was set at $50,000 each.
The charges stem from a reported burglary that allegedly happened at their home in April 2024. According to law enforcement, Wendy and Eddie claimed that several high-priced items, including designer bags and jewelry, were missing from their bedroom after the alleged incident.
However, Wendy was seen wearing one of the allegedly stolen rings on social media.
Upon further investigation, police determined that several other items the Osefos claimed were taken in the alleged robbery had been returned to their respective stores, “where a full refund was provided prior to the alleged burglary.”
Prosecutors also alleged that Wendy and Eddie claimed $450,000 in personal property loss through an insurance company.
Following their release, the RHOP stars issued statements through their representative.
“Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits. They are grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from friends, fans and colleagues,” their rep told Us on Friday, October 10. “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.”
Wendy joined the Bravo cast in 2020 during season 5 and often boasted about holding four degrees.
In the debut of season 10, which premiered on October 5, fans saw Wendy and Eddie making new additions to their home and bragging about how well his weed company, Happy Eddie, was doing.
The lawyer opened the cannabis company in 2023, capitalizing on a viral moment from the reality series in 2022 which showed how Eddie’s cheerful demeanor landed him the nickname “Happy Eddie.”
In January 2024, Wendy’s husband confirmed he was still a practicing attorney despite his cannabis company’s success, but admitted that his new venture “takes time away from work.”
Us also confirmed that the D.C. bar shows Eddie’s law license has been active since 2014.
Both Andy Cohen and fellow RHOP star Candiace Dillard Bassett reacted to Wendy and Eddie’s arrests.
“I know nothing of the charges more than you guys do,” Cohen, 57, said on his SiriusXM show, Andy Cohen Live, on Monday. “I’m sad about this.”
Dillard Bassett, 38, shared she was “shocked” and “sad” about the news. She also questioned if her RHOP costars were being “targeted.”
“We don’t know what the charges are for but we know that the Osefos have a very successful marijuana business,” she said last week. “They are providing jobs and opportunities for people of color in the area, in the DMV. My first thought is, ‘Are they being targeted, is this something that we should be thinking about?’”
