
Report: "Real Housewives" husband accused of fraud, identity theft
ATLANTA - The husband of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks was arrested Friday on charges of bank fraud and identity theft, reports Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Access Atlanta.
A complaint filed by the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Atlanta reportedly alleges Apollo Nida created fake companies in order to access databases to identify individuals and open bank accounts in their names. He is accused of funneling stolen U.S. Treasury and auto loans checks into the accounts he opened, reports the news site.
St. Julien reportedly implicated Nida as the man who orchestrated many of the fraudulent schemes dating back to 2009.
Nida previously served time in jail for breaking federal racketeering laws related to auto title fraud, according to the site. Shortly after his release from prison in 2009, he married Parks, an attorney. They have two children together.
Nida is free on $25,000 bond. He is due in court for a preliminary hearing Feb. 12.