'Real Housewives of New York,' Ramona Singer Helps Friend Find Jewelry Stolen by Housekeeper
Reality star Ramona Singer reportedly helped a friend track down a housekeeper who when to the pawn shop with her employer's jewelry.
Lucia Hwong Gordon, a composer, went on vacation with her kids in April and came home to find several pieces of jewelry missing. Some of the missing items included her childrens' baptismal jewelry and "family heirloom silver," a source told NY Post's Page Six.
The live-in nanny, Raquel Santos was questioned about the missing items and reportedly "started crying" before handing over some pawn receipts. Gordon then turned to Singer for advice and the Real Housewives of New York star suggested reporting the incident to authorities.
Gordon took the nanny to some pawn shows to reclaim her items but did not report her to the police initially.
"Lucia was distraught," the source said. "She didn't want to file any charges. It was traumatic. Ramona said she needed to speak up before the woman victimized another family."
Singer reportedly told Gordon, "'I'm doing a Ramona on you! You're going to report this woman.' "
Gordon took her friend's advice and they arranged a way to hand over Santos to the police. Singer advised Gordon to call the nanny and say she wanted to buy back the rest of her belongings. When Santos arrived at the Park Avenue home, she allegedly had more of Gordon's goods and was arrested upon arrival.
"I'm thrilled justice was served," Singer said. "My friend showed strength and perseverance. It was important that this was investigated. If it had not been investigated, she might have just gone to work for another family and done the same thing."
Season six of The Real Housewives of New York will air on Bravo sometime this summer. A Bravo spokesperson confirmed on May 13 that most of the cast members will returning, including Singer, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson. RumorFix reported on Sunday that LuAnn De Lesseps has also signed on to return.
