Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member, was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of hiring a man to assault his ex-wife's boyfriend.

Case in point, Thomas Manzo. The ex-husband of The Real Housewives of New Jersey 's Dina Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison for the most New Jersey crime one could think of: he hired a purported member of the mob to beat up his ex's then-boyfriend/now-husband in exchange for throwing the attacker a lavish wedding reception.

The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo has been sentenced to seven years in prison for hiring a reputed mobster to assault her boyfriend in exchange for the defendant

A former cast member of the reality show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for hiring, and then assisting, a mob hitman to attack his ex-wife’s current spouse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday for hiring a reputed mobster to assault her boyfriend in exchange for the defendant hosting a lavish wedding reception for the attacker.