'Dance Moms' Star Due in Court for Bankruptcy Fraud Charges

PITTSBURGH (AP) — "Dance Moms" star Abigale Lee Miller is to appear before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh to be arraigned on charges that she tried to hide $775,000 worth of income from the Lifetime network reality show and spinoff projects during her Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The investigation began when a channel-surfing bankruptcy judge saw Miller on TV in December 2012 and figured she had to be making more than the $8,899 in monthly income she was claiming.

The 50-year-old reality TV star isn't in custody. She was charged last month and mailed a summons to appear for the federal court proceeding on Monday afternoon.

Miller's defense attorney, Robert Ridge, says she'll plead not guilty, but declined to comment on the specific allegations.

(Story by: Joe Mandak, The Associated Press)