The Situation is selling ‘Free Sitch’ t-shirts before he reports to prison for tax evasion

Sometimes the entire story is clearly spelled out in the title. As you’ve heard and don’t give a sh-t about, Mike The Situation Sorrentino has been ordered to spend eight months in federal prison for evading taxes on $8.9 million in income from 2010 to 2012. Yes this doofus from Jersey Shore made that much money. Because this is a financial crime committed by a white guy and not someone caught selling weed or robbing a store, he was sentenced to eight months with weeks to report. In the interim he got married, threw a lavish reception that likely cost seven figures and then honeymooned at a resort in Tucson. He’s got to pay for all that somehow so he’s cashing in on his sentence by selling “free Sitch” t-shirts with his face and the Italian flag on them. How creative. They cost $24.95. Here’s more from where I read this, on NJ.com

The federal prison, located in Orange County, New York, is 123 miles from Sorrentino’s home, about 2 hours and 20 minutes by car. On Monday night, the eve of his voluntary surrender, Sorrentino tweeted his new address for those who want to send him letters.
In October, Sorrentino, 37, was sentenced to eight months in prison, just shy of a decade after he rose to fame on the MTV reality series, which was filmed in Seaside Heights and debuted in 2009.
Sorrentino pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in January 2018. In federal court in Newark, Sorrentino said he did not pay the full amount of taxes he owed for 2011. Sorrentino, who admitted to making multiple deposits of $10,000 in order to evade detection by the Internal Revenue Service, was ordered to pay $123,000 in restitution.
According to an indictment, from 2010 to 2012, Sorrentino and his older brother, Marc, earned approximately $8.9 million. Prosecutors said the money came from club and TV appearances Mike made as well as endorsement deals and products the brothers sold off the strength of Mike’s fame.
At his online store, Sorrentino has been selling “Free Sitch” T-shirts featuring his likeness and the colors of the Italian flag for $24.99.

[From NJ.com]

Of course he shouldn’t be allowed to profit from a damn prison sentence for tax crimes. As perspective, the current President owes tens of millions in taxes and has forced nearly half a million people to work without pay for weeks. He also thinks serving cold fast food to NCAA champions is acceptable. I’m not saying Sitch should get off scot free because there’s worse crimes being committed by worse people, just that everything is especially f-ked. How long do you think he’ll serve? I bet less than half his sentence.

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