RHOA Star -- Mistakenly Handcuffed By Feds

A Real Housewives of Atlanta star was targeted in a case of mistaken identity recently, TMZ has learned -- when federal agents pulled him over and cuffed him, before realizing they had the wrong guy.

A rep for the US Marshals tells TMZ, Apollo Nida -- husband of "Housewife" Phaedra Parks -- was stopped and detained outside Atlanta Thursday afternoon.

According to sources, the Georgia task force responsible for the mistake pulled Apollo over thinking he was a key player in a current investigation -- but quickly released him when they realized he wasn't the person they thought he was.

The US Marshals wouldn't comment on the open investigation -- but we're told Apollo bears a "striking resemblance" to whoever they're trying to track down.

Attempts to reach Apollo were unsuccessful.

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It's Back To Business For Teresa Giudice

It was business as usual for Teresa Giudice Friday night despite the fact her husband Joe had been arrested just a few hours before!

Radar Online broke all the exclusive details of the Real Housewives of New Jersey star's husband being busted, and now we've learned that as he sat in jail, she headed out to a public appearance as if nothing had happened.

Joe Giudice, 40, was arrested at the couple's home and charged with fraudulently obtaining a state driver's license. While he spent six hours being processed at a local police station, Teresa went to her book signing at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Poconos.

Joe was eventually picked up by two male family members, who posted his $50,000 bail. His mother drove him to meet Teresa, Radar Online can exclusively report.

Teresa later tweeted about their evening, completely ignoring the legal drama.

"Hanging out with my honey at Mt Airy Casino. Just finished dinner now we are going to check out the scene."

Later she wrote, "Just wanted to say thank you to all my fans who came out to see me. Love you guys."

Joe Giudice, whose own driver's license is suspended, is accused of using his brother's identity -- he presented his birth certificate and marriage license -- to obtain a new license for himself.

He faces up to 10 years in state prison if convicted on a charge of Wrongfully Using Identifying Information of Another, and 18 months on a Forgery charge.

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RHONJ Cast Members Detained On Vacation

Teresa Giudice, who famously flipped her lid (and a banquet table) on her Real Housewives of New Jersey co-star Danielle Staub in a heated argument about Staub's criminal past, is having some legal troubles of her own, thanks to her husband's participation in a bar fight.

Radar Online reports that Teresa's husband, Joe, was detained by police in the Dominican Republic along with cast mate Caroline's sons, Albie Manzo and Chris Manzo, and the boys' roommate, Gregory Bennett.

After his clan accidentally spilled champagne on fellow bar patrons, a confrontation began, during which Joe Giudice allegedly hit one customer with a glass and beat another. The two men on the receiving end of the beatdown received minor lacerations in addition to one man's arm being fractured and the other man receiving a fractured leg. Chris, Albie and Gregory were allegedly protecting the women in the bar from the fight when they were detained.

A police representative said of the incident, "Usually when there's a fight we take one guy, but this time we took everybody."

While no charges were filed against the involved parties, who came to a verbal agreement, Radar sources say that Teresa and Joe Giudice remained in the Dominican Republic under supervision by their hotel for three days after the rest of their clan flew back to the Garden State.

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