Former wife of motorcycle celebrity Jesse James and Penthouse model Janine James has been sentenced for tax evasion.

Janine James, who also appears by the name of Janine Lindemulder, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for tax evasion and ordered to pay almost $300,000 in outstanding taxes. The sentence dates back to August 2008 when Lindemulder pleaded guilty to federal charges of willful failure to pay federal income taxes totalling more than $200,000 in back taxes. She had made a down payment on a $647,000 house and bought two new vehicles despite knowing about her tax debt.

According to news reports, Janine James was ordered Monday to live in a residential community corrections center for up to six months after her release from prison and to serve one year of supervised release.

Janine Lindemulder became Janine James when she married West Coast Choppers founder and celebrity motorcycle builder Jesse G. James in 2002. Their tumultuous relationship was seen in the Discovery Channel documentary Motorcycle Mania 3 which featured the couples marriage ceremony as well as an insight into their troubled times.

The two split up while she was pregnant in 2003 and she later gave birth to Sunny James, on January 1, 2004. Jesse James would go onto date and marry actress Sandra Bullock.

Janine James' attorney claims the prosecution arose more from her celebrity status than the tax obligation. She has until March 10th to report to prison.