Over a year and a half after Abby Lee Miller was indicted on bankruptcy fraud, she was finally sentenced for her crime today in Pittsburgh. According to
Steve Pope, she was sentenced to a federal prison, as close to her new home in Los Angeles, for 1 year and 1 day followed by 2 years of a supervised release. She was also fined $40,000, plus she has to pay a $120,000 judgement.
U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti told Miller told, “It’s important for you to follow the rules just like you have your students do.” Believe it or not when Miller was pleading her case to the judge, the Dance Moms teacher actually said to her, “I wish you could take my class.” Miller also said she wishes she could take her to lunch to explain it all. I am surprised the judge wasn’t tougher on her.
Dance Moms Kelly Hyland and Christi Lukasiak were there to watch Miller’s sentencing. They told The Trib they were not there to support the woman who taught their kids for so many years, instead they were there to support the government. That speaks volumes doesn’t it?
As much as I want to go off on her like she did her students on the Lifetime show, I don’t believe in kicking someone when they are down. How much further down can she be?
On that note, no word if Lifetime filmed her sentencing for Dance Moms. Granted, she abruptly quit the show in March and they wrapped production last month, so probably not. Maybe someday they will make a movie about her life just like they did Britney Spears and Britney Murphy?
Miller will find out within 45 day where her new home will be and then she will need to self report to that federal prison.
