'Jersey Shore's' Situation gets a trial date

A former star of MTV's

Jersey Shore

is set to stand trial this fall on tax-evasion charges.

Michael "the Situation" Sorrentino, along with his brother Marc, was indicted in September on charges related to filing false tax returns involving $8.9 million, according to federal prosecutors. Both have pleaded not guilty.

Originally scheduled for early March, the trial was delayed so attorneys could review "voluminous records." On Thursday, a new trial date was scheduled for Sept. 14 in U.S. District Court in Newark.

Jersey Shore, which debuted in 2009, was a popular reality show. Michael Sorrentino - whose skill set included going to the gym, tanning, and doing laundry - was one of eight housemates in Seaside Heights whose lives were documented by MTV for nearly five years.

During the show's run, Sorrentino formed a partnership with a vodka company, owned an online clothing business, and published a ghostwritten autobiography and a comic book that portrayed the Situation as a superhero. Marc Sorrentino was Michael's business manager.

According to prosecutors, the Sorrentinos' SitNat business netted from $1,500 to $48,000 a throw for personal appearances and endorsements for sunglasses, jewelry, and tuxedos.

Prosecutors said that between January 2010 and November 2013, the brothers commingled personal and business funds, using money from SitNat accounts to pay for luxury vehicles and high-end clothing they claimed as legitimate business expenses.

To compound their alleged misdoings, the brothers failed to file federal income taxes in 2010 and in following years provided false information to their accountants to inflate business expenses, prosecutors said.

The Sorrentinos each are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and multiple counts of filing false tax returns. Michael Sorrentino faces an additional count of failing to file a return for 2011.