This week, Apollo Nida plead guilty to charges of mail, wire, and bank fraud, and could potentially serve up to 30 years in prison. While it court, Apollo apparently put the blame of having to steal money, on the fact that there was so much pressure to keep up the wealthy image of a reality show star. Check out the details below

In court, Apollo blamed it on the pressures to sustain a lifestyle of a reality show star.

Apollo also stated that he takes, “full responsibility for his actions,” and says, “It was a dumb situation I put myself in.”

He continued,

“It’s my fault at the end of the day. I got sucked in and engulfed and lost sight of things.”

But that’s not all!

According to TMZ, Apollo plead guilty under the terms of the deal he agreed to act in an “undercover investigative capacity” for the feds. AKA “A RAT.”

Apollo will receive formal sentencing on July 8, 2014.

Do you feel sorry for Apollo? Or do you think he needs to go back to prison?

Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Phaedra Parks is one busy lady. Besides having a ton of different jobs, she now has to deal with her husband Apollo Nida, pleading guilty to fraud scheme charges. Apollo allegedly stole the identities of more than 50 people, and laundered more than $2.3 million.

According to the US Attorneys’ office, Feds went after Apollo last year after he and a group of others, cashed tons of stolen U.S. Treasury checks, and checks from the Delta Airlines pension fund. They then laundered the money through bank accounts in the names of people whose IDs Apollo stole. The Feds claim Apollo stole even more money by filing fake tax returns and obtaining bank loans against cars he did not own.

Apollo pled guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Thoughts on Apollo pleading guilty? Do you think he needs to be sent back to prison?