Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is a free man. The 37-year-old was released from custody on September 12 after eight months behind bars.
Mike was sentenced to eight months of jail time in October 2018. He pleaded guilty to falsifying business and personal tax returns. He began serving jail time at Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in January 2019. That gave him enough time to marry then-fiancé Lauren Pesce in November before he had to turn himself into custody. They also went on a quick honeymoon in the weeks before his sentence began.
RadarOnline.com confirmed the news of Mike’s release. MTV cameras were rolling outside of the prison, presumably filming for the next season of Jersey Shore Family Vacation.
Mike still has to complete 24 months of supervised release and 500 hours of community service after his discharge.
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Lauren, 34, addressed Mike’s release in a statement to
Us Weekly. “We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love and support during this time. It brought us so much peace and comfort,” she said.
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“We look forward to continuing our life as husband and wife and working on baby situations! We truly believe that the comeback is ALWAYS greater than the setback and we can’t wait to show the world ours,” she said.
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“It's like he’s in a senior home, he's playing Bingo, he's helping people recover in jail,” the 36-year-old said. She explained that she and the other cast members kept in touch with him via email.
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“He's in the gym a lot, so he's probably gonna come out ripped. You know, he's not gonna be BDS anymore – Big Daddy Sitch – he's gonna have his, probably, six-pack again,” she said about how he was occupying his time.
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Lauren, 34, addressed Mike’s release in a statement to
Us Weekly. “We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love and support during this time. It brought us so much peace and comfort,” she said.
“We look forward to continuing our life as husband and wife and working on baby situations! We truly believe that the comeback is ALWAYS greater than the setback and we can’t wait to show the world ours,” she said.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
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“It's like he’s in a senior home, he's playing Bingo, he's helping people recover in jail,” the 36-year-old said. She explained that she and the other cast members kept in touch with him via email.
“He's in the gym a lot, so he's probably gonna come out ripped. You know, he's not gonna be BDS anymore – Big Daddy Sitch – he's gonna have his, probably, six-pack again,” she said about how he was occupying his time.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
