Toddand Julie Chrisley’s attorney is speaking out following thenews of their prison sentencing.
The twoChrisley Knows Beststars received their sentencing on Monday. Todd wassentencedto 12 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion. Julie was sentenced to seven years for her involvement in the crimes. Both were also sentenced to 16 months of probation following their jail time.
The Chrisleys’former accountant, Peter Tarantino, was alsosentenced to 36 months in prisonafter being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the IRS and willfully filing false tax returns, per Insider. He is set to report to prison on May 1, 2023, after undergoing hip surgery, according to the outlet.
Julie and Todd Chrisley.Danielle Del Valle/Getty for E3 Chophouse Nashville
Insider also reported that Todd asked for a lesser sentence for Julie — as the family still has minor children: 16-year-old Grayson and 10-year-oldChloe, who is the daughter of their sonKyle Chrisley.
During Monday’s episode ofSavannah Chrisley’s podcastUnlocked with Savannah Chrisley, which was recorded prior to her parents' sentencing, the 25-year-old said, with her parents in prison,she could be taking custodyof Grayson and Chloe.
“I don’t know what my fate is, what my family’s fate is. I know that the short term is going to be really difficult and I may come home without both of my parents. That’s what the chances are, that’s the likelihood and that’s my new normal,” she said. “I come home Tuesday and I have custody of a 16-year-old, I have custody of a 10-year-old. And we spend our first Thanksgiving not as a family.”
Todd and Julie were originally scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6, buttheir sentencing was pushed backto Nov. 21 aftertheir lawyer claimed a witness lied on the stand.
Per court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia’s Atlanta Division and shared with PEOPLE, the Chrisleys alleged that “the government presented and failed to correct false testimony from IRS Revenue Officer Betty Carter, who lied about the Chrisleys owing taxes or years when she knew no taxes were due.”
The couple continued to maintain their innocence throughout the legal ordeal, evenfiling a joint motion in Augustfor a new trial.
Chrisley Knows Best.Dennis Leupold/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal
In the wake of Monday’s sentencing, multiple members of the Chrisley family turned to social media, where they shared messages related to the legal woes.
Lindsie Chrisleyalso shared a post on her Instagram Story, revealing thatshe was choosing to spend time with close friendsfollowing the sentencing. “The best girlfriends, show up in the bad times with hugs and champagne,” she captioned a video of the get-together.
In a follow-up Story on Tuesday morning, Lindsie shared a TikTok quotingSteve Harvey’s thoughts on prayer: “Don’t forget to pray, but don’t be ashamed to pray. And don’t be too proud to pray because prayer — prayer changes things.”
On his Instagram Story Tuesday, Kyle posted a Bible verse that read,“Do not judge,or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Who do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
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Amid the ongoing legal drama, Todd and Julie’s son Grayson was hospitalized aftersustaining injuries from his involvement in a car crashon Nov. 12. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed the incident to PEOPLE, saying that the 16-year-old struggled to recall anything from the incident, potentially due to head trauma.
source: people.com
