A federal appeals court overturned Julie Chrisley’s sentence following fraud allegations.
According to court documents obtained by Mark Winne, Channel 2 investigative reporter, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stated: “After careful consideration and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s decision on all issues except the amount of the loss attributed to Julie. The district court did not identify the evidence it relied on to hold Julie liable for losses incurred before 2007, and we cannot independently find it in the record. We therefore vacate Julie’s sentence and pretrial detention solely for the district court to make the factual findings and calculations necessary to determine Julie’s loss, restitution, and forfeiture and sentence her accordingly.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley, best known for their reality television series “Chrisley knows what’s best” and Peter Tarantino, their accountant, were convicted in 2022 of conspiring to defraud banks and the IRS out of millions of dollars and are serving a total of 15 years in prison. The Chrisleys were initially sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison, but the sentences were reduced in September 2023.
Todd is serving 12 years in prison. Julie was sentenced to 7 years. Their accountant also received 3 years.
The couple is appealing their conviction.
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The Chrisleys appeal, alleging federal prosecutors made serious errors during trial
Their lawyer argued that prosecutors knowingly allowed an IRS agent to give false testimony.
“We are asking the district court to take over the case so we can resolve these issues,” attorney Alex Little said.
Prosecutors said that when the officer testified, neither side had proof that the Chrisleys had paid any of their overdue taxes.
Channel 2 Action News began investigating the Chrisleys in 2017, when we learned that Todd Chrisley likely avoided paying Georgia state income taxes for several years.
Court documents obtained by Channel 2 Action News showed that in 2018, the Chrisleys owed the state nearly $800,000 in privileges.
The couple was finally tried and a federal jury found them guilty bank fraud and tax evasion.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Julie Chrisley should be resentenced. It is not yet clear when this will happen.
