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Holly Madison’s Fiance May Be Facing 13 Years in Prison

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Holly Madison's fiance, Pasquale Rotella, faces jail time on charges of bribery, embezzlement and more, if convicted.

Well this puts a whole new meaning to wedding stress. Holly Madison's fiance, Pasquale Rotella, is facing more than 13 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement, conspiracy and conflict of interest, RadarOnline.com reports.

A day after the former Playboy Bunny announced she was marrying Rotella, owner of Insomniac events, at a Aug. 14 ceremony, Rotella attended a pretrial conference in LA on Monday, May 13.

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The LA Country District Attorney alleges that Rotella used more than $2.5 million in funds from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to pay off city officials. According to Radar, Rotella would use the coliseum to host raves.

He was indicted with five other men and posted a $1.8 million bail. Due back in court on July 29, Rotella reportedly could serve nearly 14 years in jail, if convicted.

Radar reports that Rotella's attorney, Gary Jay Kaufman, is confident that his client will be found innocent, calling the charges "politically motivated and publicity driven."

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“[Rotella] has always acted lawfully and appropriately with respect to all of his dealings with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum," Kaufman said via Radar. "Any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Rotella by the District Attorney’s office are completely baseless and flat-out wrong, both on the law and on the facts."

Rotella and Madison, 33, share a daughter — 3-month-old Rainbow

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For her part, the former "Girls Next Door" star doesn't seem too fazed by her soon-to-be-hubby's legal troubles. On Tuesday, May 14, she tweeted to a new post on her Celebuzz blog page, writing about how important baby socks are needed for new moms.

"You don't know how many baby socks you need until the baby is here!" she wrote, seemingly avoiding any legal-talk involving Rotella.

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