“Real Housewives Of Atlanta” husband Apollo Nida was sentenced to eight years in prison by a federal court judge today after pleading guilty to bank fraud and ID theft following a four-year scheme that raked in more than $2.3 million. Apollo was facing 30-years but was given leniency after he cooperated with authorities (sick Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison” href=”http://hellobeautiful.com/2014/04/27/apollo-nidas-co-conspirator-found-guilty-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison/”>a.k.a. he snitched).

“The government did what they had to do, sovaldi ” Nida said before leaving the courthouse. When asked if he was unhappy about the sentence, he said, “Whatever the judge gave.”

Apollo was given a voluntary surrender option so he can turn himself in on a later date.

Well, eight years is better than 30.