Todd and Julie Chrisley will serve 12 and 7 years in prison, respectively. Image Source: The Sports Grail
Todd and Julie Chrisley will serve 12 and 7 years in prison, respectively.
According to Insider and Fox 5 Atlanta, a federal judge has announced that Todd Chrisley will be sentenced to 12 years and 6 months of probation, while Julie Chrisley will be sentenced to 7 years and 16 months of probation.
Before the announcement of their sentence, Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie Chrisley requested leniency, saying in a statement that Julie Chrisley is the caregiver for their 16-year-old son, Grayson, and 10-year-old granddaughter Chloe and should not be punished to the same extent.
Julie Chrisley was reportedly emotional as she went on to describe a conversation she had with her granddaughter. She said that she is the daughter of their estranged son Kyle, and to hear that she doesn’t want to live if their mom goes away is heartbreaking, and no child should feel that way.
According to a document obtained by PEOPLE, the couple's sentencing was pushed back from October. 6 to November. 21 after their lawyer asserted a witness lied on the stand. Federal prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Todd to between 17 and 22 years in prison and Julie to between 10 and 13 years. According to legal papers obtained by WAGA publication, the federal prosecutors are requesting that the reality TV star couple forfeit nearly $20 million.
Todd Chrisley's attorneys later responded to the defendant's motion for a lesser sentence. According to the outlet, his incarnation will severely and adversely affect people, including his mom and those employed in the creation and filming of the Chrisley television shows.
Following hip surgery, Peter Tarantino, Chrisley's former accountant is scheduled to inform the authorities by May 1, 2023. The former accountant was convicted to 36 months in prison on Monday after he was found guilty in June for his role in the tax evasion case.
Judge Rachel Juarez, who gets to sit on the CBS show Hot Bench's first-ever three-judge panel, tells ET that the sentences were of what one would anticipate. She stated that these were serious offenses with comprehensive fraud and that neither Todd nor Julie expressed remorse. Rachel went on to say that the couple stood by their deeds and showed no remorse or acceptance of responsibility.
Juarez believes the Chrisleys' inability to express regret will come back to haunt them in the long term. According to her, the refusal to accept liability played a significant role in the sentence. She explained that not only did these individuals fail to admit responsibility, but they also tried to blame others and that there was significant evidence that they not only held responsible others but also had third-party candidates falsely testify on their behalf to assume responsibility for what the Chrisleys did, as the prosecutors pointed out. The judge went on to say that such actions don't help when it comes to sentencing.
According to a family member, the entire family was flabbergasted when they learned of the sentence, and they were all sentimental and sobbing uncontrollably because they couldn't believe the results. According to the insider, the family members were shaken by the news and did not want to see anyone. The couple also did not want to see anyone besides their family members, and they are both at a loss for words. They are heartbroken. Todd and Julie are Grayson and Chloe's primary caregivers, and they are devastated, stating that it is a sad day for all of them.
According to the source, with the holidays approaching, Todd and Julie Chrisley are unsure how they will celebrate when they know they will be in prison for years and years. Their worst horror show has come true. The kids feel awful as they are thinking about how can they possibly go shopping for their mom and dad's gifts when they realize they won't be able to enjoy any of them? Because there is no delight right now, this holiday season will be unlike any of their previous ones.
