An 18-month sentence has been reached in the tax evasion case of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Peter Thomas.

Thomas, who was married to fellow “RHOA” star Cynthia Bailey from 2010 to 2017, received his sentence on Thursday, December 19, after pleading guilty to tax fraud. Accused of not paying employment taxes for his businesses, the 64-year-old, who owns Bar One restaurants, spent $250,000 on luxury items from Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Neiman Marcus, and other brands and roughly $375,000 on travel and ride-sharing services.

“Thomas’s flagrant violation of his federal payroll tax obligations over many years that served to unjustly enrich his companies and himself by more than $2.5 million and deprive the federal government of funds used to provide important retirement and disability benefits to employees," the sentencing memo reportedly read, per "The Baltimore Banner."

Thomas was also alleged to have been “motivated by greed” and having “defied tax laws” for his self-preservation, in addition to “expanding his business, hiring more employees, increasing overhead and adding more business locations at the expense of his legal obligations.”

The former reality show personality has faced tax issues for well over five years, and in July, he entered a guilty plea to not paying trust fund taxes for a number of his businesses. One day before his sentence, Thomas showed remorse for his actions in an Instagram reel, and the caption told young business owners to “learn from [his] mistake.”

"I'll be making an appearance in the United States government federal courthouse here in Charlotte, North Carolina, to face the music," he said in the reel. “The music of ... consistently withholding taxes for [my] businesses [for] over 10 years.”

“I thought it was something that I could rectify by getting on that payment plan and paying it. But it doesn't work like that," he continued.” 

After completing his sentence, Thomas will be released under supervision for two years and is ordered to pay a restitution of $2.5 million.