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Miller, 50, a
dance instructor on Lifetime cable television's hit show "Dance
Moms," was also sentenced by Chief District Judge Joy Flowers
Conti to two years of probation following her release from
prison and ordered to pay a $40,000 fine.
Miller pleaded guilty to concealing approximately $755,000 in
income she had earned in 2012 and 2013 after filing for
bankruptcy in 2010 to reorganize her Abby Lee Dance Company
business. Her company exited bankruptcy in 2013.
The reality TV star was also ordered by the judge to forfeit
$120,000, the amount of money which prosecutors said Miller had
transported in foreign currency to the United States from
overseas locations, including England and Australia in 2014,
without disclosing on arrival.
A representative for Lifetime declined to comment and
representatives for Miller did not respond to Reuters' requests
for comment on Tuesday.
Miller was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2015 on
charges of bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy assets
and false bankruptcy declarations.
Questions about the accused fraudulent activity were first
raised after a bankruptcy judge happened to watch one of
Miller's spin-off shows and doubted her claim that she was
cash-strapped, the indictment said.
Known for her bossy and brash teaching style, Miller was the
star of "Dance Moms," a reality TV show about the competitive
world of dancing that premiered in 2011.
Miller wrote in a March post on Instagram that she would be
leaving the show after seven seasons, saying she was refused
creative credit for her dance routines and ideas.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by G Crosse)
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