Abby Lee Miller Indicted on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges, Faces Years in Prison: ‘Dance Moms’ Star Hid Almost $1 Million in Assets

Abby Lee Miller Indicted on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges, Faces Years in Prison: 'Dance Moms' Star Hid Almost $1 Million in Assets

Abby Lee Miller – star of the reality television show “Dance Moms”- has been indicted on 20 counts bankruptcy fraud and is facing five years in prison for each of them. Allegedly Miller hid assets in both 2012 and 2013 totaling $775,000.

Here’s what we know so far – Miller filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 3, 2011. The bankruptcy judge discovered caught Miller’s reality show while looking for something to watch on television in December 2012. He knew she had to be earning more than the $8,999 she was claiming she had coming in monthly.

The Judge dug around a little bit and found out Abby Lee had signed deals for up to $15,000 PER EPISODE for her “Dance Moms” show – and up to $25,000 PER EPISODE for the spinoff series “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition.” Miller was also earning a tidy sum from dance sessions, public events, merchandise and apparel.

Now the Lifetime Network reality TV star is facing 20 counts of bankruptcy fraud – the announcement was made on Wednesday, October 14 by Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh. “Criminal prosecution is appropriate when debtors corrupt the bankruptcy process through deceit and lies before the court,” said U.S. Attorney David Hickton. Abby Lee Miller hasn’t been arrested – but a summons has been mailed to her and she is scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on November 5th.

What is up with these reality television stars who think they can file for bankruptcy – it seems that they do this just before they sign a contract for their shows or their book deals or whatever else they want to hawk. They seem to think that just because they can just blissfully ignore the huge payday’s they get after they file.

It doesn’t work that way – and it’s surprising that Abby Lee Miller didn’t learn something from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice’s stupid move when she tried to hide income after filing for bankruptcy.

Miller has been charged with two counts of bankruptcy fraud, five counts of concealing bankruptcy assets and 13 counts of making false bankruptcy declarations. Each of the 20 counts carries up to five years in prison. Wonder if Lifetime will cancel her reality shows.

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