This week on Legally Us, Rachael Bennett, a licensed family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law & Associates, breaks down The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein and her ex-boyfriend Jody Glidden’s criminal charges in connection to her ex-husband, Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein.
Lisa, 43, and Glidden, 52, are each facing one count of interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, in keeping with court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Monday, April 13.
On Wednesday, April 15, Lisa turned herself in to authorities together with her attorney Jayne Weintraub telling TMZ that the give up was voluntary and that her client “has nothing to cover” because the legal process plays out.
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“That is pretty serious. They’re accused of secretly bugging Lenny’s automotive with a listening device. Now, some states require what’s called an ‘All Party Consent’ if you happen to’re going to record someone, and in Florida, that’s definitely one among the laws there,” Bennett explains to Us. “That implies that if you happen to record someone without their knowledge or permission, that recording is taken into account to have been obtained illegally in Florida. This is taken into account a 3rd degree felony, which suggests she could resist five years of prison time if she’s convicted.”
UPDATE — 4/15/26, 11:42 a.m. ET: The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein has turned herself in to authorities. Hochstein’s attorney, Jayne Weintraub, confirmed to TMZ on Wednesday, April 15, that the give up was voluntary and her client “has nothing to cover” because the legal process plays out. Hochstein posed for a mugshot before […]
Based on the documents from March 12 to March 31, 2023, Lisa and Glidden allegedly “unlawfully and intentionally” intercepted, attempted to intercept, or sought to have others intercept oral communications involving Lisa’s ex-husband, Leonard ‘Lenny’ Hochstein, in addition to those he spoke with.”
Weintraub, together with Howard Srebnick and Frank Gaviria, Glidden’s lawyer, told Us on Monday that “This matter is a component of a contentious divorce proceeding and doesn’t belong in criminal court,” which Bennett says could “provide key context.”
“As everyone knows, divorces can absolutely bring out the worst type of behavior from even essentially the most reasonable people,” Bennett tells Us. “But this defense may be seen as an effort to downplay the situation, so I believe she’s going to should watch out not to reduce her actions here if these claims are true.”
Simply because The Real Housewives of Miami star Lisa Hochstein is divorced from Lenny Hochstein doesn’t mean their legal battles are over. After news broke that Lisa, 43, was facing criminal charges for allegedly “intercepting” conversations together with her ex-husband, Us Weekly obtained court documents that show what the exes proceed to disagree over after reaching […]
Glidden was arrested and brought into custody in Miami Beach, Florida, last month. He isn’t any longer within the jail database as of Monday.
Lenny, 59, filed for divorce from Lisa after 12 years of marriage in May 2022. The pair finalized their split in November 2024 and share custody of their two kids, son Logan, 10, and daughter Elle, 5. Lisa split with Glidden earlier this yr.
Us Weekly reached out to Lenny for comment.