Feds Are Watching: RHOA Apollo Nida Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison

If this is what being a Housewife reality star is about, count me out...

Things are about to get all the way real for RHOA star Phaedra Parks and hubby Apollo Nida, who recently plead guilty to charges of mail, wire, and bank fraud.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, earlier today in court, Apollo admitted to opening a fake debt collection agency to steal "unclaimed funds, refunds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. treasury checks, and refunds from fraudulent U.S. income tax returns."

The charges brought against Apollo have him facing up to 30 years in prison, and also owing the victims involved $2.3 million!

When giving an explanation as to why he felt the need to participate in such a heinous crime, the "real husband" said it was because he felt the pressure of living up to the reality star lifestyle (...that was the best you had for the judge?)

After his time spent justifying his foolish behavior, Apollo expressed regret for what he had done saying, "I take full responsibility for my actions...It was a dumb situation I put myself in again."

Apollo's next court date is set for Tuesday, July 8th at 2pm.

Here's to hoping he doesn't have to do the full 30 years in the slammer. I mean, who knows...maybe he looks at jail how Dorothy from Oz looks at Kansas; Meaning, "There's no place like home." Best of luck to Phaedra and those two babies...