Ex-Husband of ‘Real Housewives’ Star Convicted of Hiring Mobster to Assault Her Boyfriend

Ex-Husband of ‘Real Housewives’ Star Convicted of Hiring Mobster to Assault Her Boyfriend
Dina Manzo attends an event in New York on July 21, 2014. Scott Roth/Invision/AP Photo
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NEWARK, N.J.—The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member was convicted Tuesday on charges he hired a reputed mobster to assault the woman’s boyfriend in exchange for a free, lavish wedding reception.

A federal jury found Thomas Manzo of Franklin Lakes guilty of conspiracy, falsifying, and concealing documents, and committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. The ex-husband of “Real Housewives” cast member Dina Manzo faces up to 46 years in prison when he’s sentenced on Oct. 15.