Dance Moms Star Abby Lee Miller Indicted For Fraud After Concealing Over $700K – Is She Headed To Prison?
Oct. 14 2015, Published 7:35 p.m. ET
Abby Lee Miller better save her tears for her pillow because she may be headed to prison! The Dance Moms star has been indicted for fraud after concealing her income from the Lifetime show.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the dance teacher is charged with concealment of bankruptcy assets, false bankruptcy declarations and bankruptcy fraud. In total, she concealed over $755,000!
The Lifetime star filed a petition to have her dance studio reorganized in 2010. She then lied about her income from merchandise sales, Masterclass studio sessions and Dance Moms from 2012 to 2013 by hiding them in bank accounts.
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If Abby is convicted of the charges against her, she could be sentenced up to five years in prison.
She may also be forced to pay a fine of $250,000 for each of the 20 counts, which could cost her $5 million.
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