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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino pleads not guilty in tax-fraud case
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges in a New Jersey court on Thursday. The "Jersey Shore" alum, 32, who along with his brother Marc was indicted in September, appeared in U.S. District Court for the arraignment, where attorneys entered the not-guilty pleas for the brothers, according to New Jersey's Star-Ledger and the Associated Press. The Sorrentinos stand accused of failing to pay federal taxes on nearly $9 million in income and were charged with conspiracy to defraud the federal government and filing false tax returns, including failing to report large cash payments the reality star received for promotional...
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