TV personality Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino arrives at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. Photo / Getty
TV personality Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino arrives at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. Photo / Getty
Jersey Shore star Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, will serve time in prison for tax evasion.
The Sorrentino brothers were sentenced Friday morning after having pleaded guilty in January to multiple charges of tax fraud associated with almost $9million in income according to DailyMail.
(L-R) Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, Jenni 'J Woww' Farley,Ronnie Ortiz-Magro,Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola,Deena Nicole Cortese,Vinny Guadagn of Jersey Shore. Photo / Getty
Mike's Jersey Shore cast mates were in the Newark, New Jersey, court while the judge handed down an eight-month prison sentence for the 36-year-old reality star.
He apologized to the court during brief remarks and said he has overcome substance abuse.
Marc Sorrentino, meanwhile, was sentenced to two years in prison by the judge.
Jersey Shore stars Jenni 'JWoww' Farley, Pauly D, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Deena Cortese and Angelina Pivarnick were said to have been in the courtroom to show support for their friend.
Before the sentencing, the Jersey Shore cast and Mike's fiancee, Lauren Pesce, were pictured together standing on the sidewalk outside the court house together.
The Sorrentinos were arrested over the tax offenses in 2014.
Mike Sorrentino aka The Situation arrives at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Photo / Getty
The Situation's lawyers had asked for probation after he pleaded guilty, while prosecutors had been hoping for a 14 months sentence, the Associated Press reported.
In January, Mike admitted that he had hidden his income in 2011 by making cash deposits that came in under the amount that usually triggered bank federal reporting requirements. His attorney said that he had had only a small role in the supposed tax cheating scheme.
Marc pleaded guilty to one count of assisting in the preparation of a false return.
Mike's lawyers had previously argued that the reality star was being treated too harshly because of his celebrity status and that he he should be awarded a measure of leniency due to having overcome his substance addiction since being arrested.
Prosecutors said that in giving Mike prison time, it would show that 'tax fraud will be met with real punishment.'
