NEWARK, N.J. — A “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star and her husband face prison time after they pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges for concealing income and lying during bankruptcy proceedings.

Teresa and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice stood solemnly in front of U.S. Magistrate Esther Salas in Newark, speaking in barely audible tones as they admitted engaging in financial fraud.

Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and three types of bankruptcy fraud. Joe Giudice also pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return for 2004, though he acknowledged he didn't file taxes on income of about $1 million between 2004 and 2008.

They had been scheduled for trial on more than 40 counts and had unsuccessfully sought separate trials.

Under federal sentencing guidelines, Joe Giudice faces a potential sentence of 37 to 46 months and Teresa Giudice could get 21 to 27 months, though Salas could deviate up or down from those ranges.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah legislators have killed a bill that could have made their state the first in the country to raise the age for legal tobacco purchases to 21.Similar measures have been introduced in a handful of other states this year, but it is unclear how many still have momentum. The proposals follow a precedent-setting New York City regulation last year that put the legal age for tobacco purchases at 21.The Utah Senate voted 12-16 against the bill Monday, arguing that the proposal infringes on the rights of legal adults to purchase a legal product.