In a statement issued on the day of her husband's court appearance, she said, \"I am embarrassed and ashamed. Like everyone else, I feel betrayed and confused.\"
She has confided to friends that she felt her husband became trapped in his \"awful situation.\" Her sons, Mark and Andrew, have not talked to her since their father's arrest and she has told people close to her she feels \"lonely and shunned.\"
The U.S. Attorney's Office had no comment.
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