The charges carry a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if the defendant is found guilty.
Each count of wire fraud in the Illinois matter carries a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.
Erika Jayne was not named in either indictment today.
Erika Jayne and Thomas GirardiSteve Eichner/AP
No word yet on when exactlyRHOBHwill be back for a 13thseason.
Girardi is expected to be summonsed into federal court in California on February 6.
No date for a hearing in the Illinois case appears to have been set.
