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“Jersey Shore” star Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino rejected a plea deal late Tuesday, setting up a trial in New Jersey federal court over tax-related charges.

Sorrentino and his brother Marc Sorrentino got slapped with criminal charges in April that accused the two of falsifying records and wiggling out of paying taxes.

Both brothers said in Newark federal court that they had rejected a Dec. 19 written plea offer from prosecutors.

Details of the proposed settlement weren’t disclosed.

“The Situation” is accused of “not paying all federal income tax owed on approximately $8.9 million … earned between 2010 and 2012.”

The star of the MTV show, which ran from 2009-2012, is also accused structuring “multiple cash deposits on the same day in amounts less than $10,000, into different bank accounts that he controlled” in order to avoid reporting the deposits to the IRS.

Jury selection for the trial is scheduled for Feb. 8.

Michael faces as much as 15 years in prison, his brother close to 25 years.