Massive Fraud Charges Brought Up Against Would Be 'Real Housewives' Star

Putting the "frau" in "fraud."

Some people will do anything to get on the Real Housewives franchise — even if that includes $38 million fraud. That's the case with a Laguna Hills woman, Devon Kile, who with her husband was just busted by the authorities for engaging in one of the largest insurance scams in California history. Turns out Devon and her man, Michael Petronella, ran a shady roofing business that skimped on taxes and employee compensation. This led to an old-fashioned raid by investigators, who found amongst the jewelry and Ferraris an application for Devon to be part of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Clearly these minor criminal activities will undermine any shot she has to be on the show, but honestly, I think she'd be perfect. What better way to rankle Vicki than by sticking a FAKE business woman into the mix? The amount of sneering and eye-rolling would be sensational (especially if Devon were forced to wear vintage prison stripes every episode). C'mon, Bravo. Do something bold: cast a lying fraud! It's like you haven't done it before.

For more information, check out the full story at KTLA.

And in other news: there's gonna be a new housewife? Won't seven be too many? Or is someone getting the ax? It better not be Lynn, the world's greatest foil to Vicki...