NYPost, recently reported that Bravo actually turned down socialite Annie Churchill for a housewife gig because her husband Andrew Albert was involved in some fraud shit, and ever since Russell Armstrong offed himself Bravo is trying to clean up their image.

Back in August, Albert was charged with ripping off investors out of 600k  for a bunk online shopping site that never materialized. He was accused of using said money to supplement his personal income and live lavish.

It seems that defrauding people is a common symptom all participants for Real Housewives suffer from, but Bravo exec’s are saying that they are having no more of that crap.

From NYPost:

Bravo pulled the offer when Albert was charged with fraud and grand larceny after investors accused him of using more than a half-million dollars intended for the shopping site On1Ave.com for personal expenses.

Sources said the network wanted to avoid involvement with anyone facing criminal charges, particularly after the Russell Armstrong tragedy during filming of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

Michael Farkas, a lawyer for Albert, confirmed that Bravo rescinded its offer to Churchill. Farkas in November filed a motion to dismiss the case against Albert, who pleaded not guilty to the charges. “We’ve said Andy is completely innocent, and we’re strongly fighting the charges. Andrew is currently doing exactly what he has to do to prove these charges are baseless,” Farkas told us.

A Bravo representative told us, “We haven’t finished shooting this season yet, so we haven’t made any kind of casting decisions for season five yet.”

In the past this was a sure way to get into this side-show, but now Bravo is trying to take a more responsible stand. Or so they say.