Reality star, Julie Chrisley of Chrisley Knows Best, may avoid serving a lengthy prison term. As previously reported, a panel of three judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Chrisley’s sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud. The judges determined that the original judge in her 2022 case made errors in the decision-making process.
PEOPLE, who obtained the court documents, reports that the judges concluded that while Chrisley was
“indeed connected”
to the bank fraud scheme, there was insufficient evidence to prove her involvement before 2007. As a result, Chrisley will now face resentencing by a lower court.
Although an official ruling has yet to be made, her lawyer, Jay Surgent, has hope that Julie’s sentence may be
“significantly knocked off by 1-2 years”
and she could even be home as early as “next spring or summer.”
In June 2022, Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley, her husband, were convicted of engaging in fraudulent activities. They were found guilty of artificially inflating their net worth and obtaining loans from smaller banks with less stringent vetting processes. They managed to acquire over $30 million in fraudulent funds, reports note. Additionally, Julie was also convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud. Their former accountant, Peter Tarantino, was also found guilty of filing false tax returns.
“We’re pleased that the Court agreed that Julie’s sentence was improper, but we’re obviously disappointed that it rejected Todd’s appeal,”
Alex Little, the Chrisleys’ other attorney, told EW in a statement.
“With this step behind us, we can now challenge the couple’s convictions based on the illegal search that started the case.”
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
