MIAMI-DADE COUNTY — “Real Housewives of Miami” star Lisa Hochstein was released on bond after turning herself in to authorities at Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, facing allegations that she secretly recorded her celebrity plastic surgeon ex-husband, Dr. Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein, during their contentious divorce proceedings. Online jail records show Hochstein had a warrant out for her arrest and a bond of $5,000. She was greeted outside the jail by friends and castmates Alexia Nepola and Adriana de Moura.
Hochstein briefly addressed supporters upon her release, saying, “I just love them all. I love all my fans,” and sending them well wishes, but did not directly comment on the allegations. Her attorney, Jayne Weintraub, said, “We’re not talking about recordings,” adding that the case has “started the process” and that she hopes it “will be resolved very soon.” Weintraub accompanied Hochstein when the reality star arrived at TGK late Wednesday morning.
A March 19 court filing states that Hochstein and her ex-boyfriend, Jody Glidden, 52, are each facing one count of interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. A description of the charges states that between March 12 and March 31, 2023, the two “unlawfully and intentionally” intercepted, tried to intercept, or tried to have someone else intercept “oral statements by Leonard Hochstein and those Leonard Hochstein spoke with.” The charges stem from what investigators describe as a deliberate surveillance operation targeting Dr. Hochstein’s private conversations.
According to Lisa Hochstein’s arrest warrant, she and Glidden planted a recording device in the driver’s seat floorboard of Dr. Leonard Hochstein’s silver 2023 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 SUV after the reality star asked if she could borrow the vehicle because she was thinking of purchasing one of her own. Dr. Lenny Hochstein, a prominent plastic surgeon in South Florida, told detectives in May 2023 that he immediately informed his attorney after discovering the device, and the attorney then hired a private investigator to examine it, the warrant states. The discovery of the device set off the criminal investigation that ultimately led to the charges filed against both Hochstein and Glidden.
Investigators recovered a total of 98 recordings from the device, according to the warrant. Those recordings included conversations between Lenny Hochstein and others he spoke to while in his vehicle. The warrant also states that a detective recovered deleted recordings from the device, including a recording of Lisa Hochstein and Glidden engaged in “intimate activities.” Additionally, one recording captured a conversation between Lisa Hochstein and Glidden as the device was being “wrestled into place,” providing investigators with what they described as direct evidence of the alleged installation.
Weintraub, Lisa Hochstein’s defense counsel, and attorneys Howard Srebnick and Frank Gaviria, Glidden’s defense counsel, released a joint statement saying, “This matter is part of a contentious divorce proceeding and does not belong in criminal court.” The joint statement from both defense teams signals a coordinated legal strategy that may seek to have the criminal charges dismissed or resolved outside the criminal justice system. Records show Glidden was taken into custody Saturday and has since been released from jail.
Lisa and Lenny Hochstein’s divorce was finalized in November 2024 after a protracted legal battle that played out both in court and on the Bravo reality series. The former couple shares two children. The wiretapping charges represent a new legal chapter in a dispute that has drawn significant public attention in South Florida, where Dr. Lenny Hochstein built his reputation as one of the region’s most well-known cosmetic surgeons.
Glidden’s arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, while Lisa Hochstein is set to be arraigned on April 20.