Mike 'Situation' Sorrentino Leaves 'Jersey Shore,' Goes To Jail

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino of MTV’s “Jersey Shore" went to jail on Tuesday. But he's doing what he did on TV before entering a cell block: He's hustling. And he also live-streamed his journey into prison (see below).

Sorrentino, of Long Branch, announced that "Free Sitch" shirts will be on sale as he begins serving his sentence at Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, NY. His jail number will be 66910-050 in the Federal Bureau of Prisons registry, he said.

Here was his live-stream of his entry into prison:

In his Facebook message to family and friends, he said:

"For family, friends & fans – Mailing Address for letters only," he wrote. "Michael Sorrentino #66910-050, Otisville FCI Federal Correctional Institution Satellite Camp, PO Box 1000, Otisville, NY 10963."

Sorrentino even made light of his situation on Twitter:

Fans then wrote to him on his Facebook page to show support. "You got this Mike 'The Situation' you have beaten everything else in life! god bless you."

"Good luck Mike. Hope everything goes well and time goes quick. Stay positive. Xxoo"

"I really hate this for you!! Keep ya head up Mike! I hope you get out early and if not I hope the time passes fast so you can get home."

The star of the MTV show was sentenced in October to 8 months in federal prison for tax evasion on the $8.9 million he earned as a result of the show, federal authorities said.

Sorrentino, 36, and his brother Marc Sorrentino, 38, pleaded guilty to one count each of tax evasion in January 2018 before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton. Mike Sorrentino admitted taking certain actions to conceal some of his income to avoid paying the full amount of taxes he owed, including receiving payments in cash.

He also admitted to making cash into bank accounts in amounts less than $10,000 each so that these deposits would not come to the attention of the IRS, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

Wigenton sentenced both in October. In addition to the prison term, Mike Sorrentino was sentenced to two years of supervised release, 500 hours of community service, $123,000 in restitution (which has already been paid) and fined $10,000.

Marc Sorrentino, who admitted to underreporting his personal income in 2011, 2012 and 2013, was sentenced to two years in prison, one year of supervised release, and fined $7,500, with restitution to be determined at a later date.

Sorrentino, a 2000 graduate of Manalapan High School, has been part of the cast of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," the revival of the MTV show that followed the antics of the group of 20-somethings through successive summer vacations in Seaside Heights. In October, he was joined in Newark by his castmates, including Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio, Deena Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, according to a PIX11 report.

Sorrentino and his brother initially were indicted in in September 2014 on charges of tax evasion and falsifying records, as authorities alleged they created businesses including Situation Nation Inc., to "take advantage of Michael Sorrentino's celebrity status," according to documents filed in the case.

With reporting by Karen Wall and Dan Hubbard

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