Todd Chrisley Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison, Julie Gets 7, For Bank Fraud Case

Todd and Julie Chrisley were some sentenced to aggregate years successful situation for their taxation fraud charges successful tribunal connected Monday, November 21. Todd, 53, was sentenced to 12 years successful prison, portion Julie, 49, was fixed 7 years, per TMZ. They besides some received 16 months of probation each. The ruling came astir 5 months aft the Chrisley Knows Best stars were recovered guilty connected each charges successful June.

Furthermore, the couple’s accountant, Peter Tarantino, received 36 months successful situation aft being recovered blameworthy of taxation fraud, per Insider. HollywoodLife has reached retired to reps for some Todd and Julie. They person not publically reacted to their sentencing arsenic of this writing.

The fraud came to airy erstwhile the couple’s erstwhile concern partner, Mark Braddock, who was besides participating successful the scheme, informed taxation officers and aboriginal prosecutors astir the years of crime.

Todd and Julie Chrisley were some recovered blameworthy connected aggregate counts successful June (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Back successful June, Todd was convicted of conspiracy to perpetrate slope fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, slope fraud, and taxation fraud. Julie was recovered blameworthy of taxation fraud, ligament fraud, slope fraud, conspiracy to perpetrate slope fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The brace faced up to 30 years successful situation for their charges. Before their sentencing, prosecutors had recommended up to 22 years for Todd and astir 12 and a fractional years for Julie, per ABC News. The couple’s lawyers had requested that Todd beryllium sentenced to 9 years oregon little and Julie beryllium fixed probation.

Before the sentencing, a household subordinate told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that the brace were “extremely emotional and nervous,” particularly up of Thanksgiving. “This could either beryllium a fantastic vacation play similar [they] ever have, oregon it could beryllium 1 of the astir hard holidays that they’ve ever had,” the insider said. “This full acquisition has agreed them, and they person each been leaning connected each different for affectional support.”

Julie and Todd were besides tense astir however the result would impact their children. The brace person 3 kids: Savannah, 26, Chase, 26, and Grayson, 16, who was progressive successful a car accident implicit the weekend. Todd besides has a daughter Lindsie, 33, and son Kyle, 31, from a erstwhile marriage. Julie and Todd are besides the ineligible guardians of Kyle’s daughter Chloe,10.

The mates has been joined since 1996. (MBS/MEGA)

When the verdict archetypal came in, a root adjacent to the household revealed to HollywoodLife exclusively that they were “in shock,” and were readying to appeal. “Todd and Julie are conscionable devastated by the verdict, arsenic are their children Savannah, Chase, Grayson, Lindsie, and Kyle. They are each leaning connected each different for enactment during this hard time,” they said. “Although they are grateful for being allowed to beryllium connected location apprehension portion they await sentencing, staying astatine location each the clip volition not beryllium casual for them due to the fact that they are specified engaged people.”

After the verdict came in, Todd spoke briefly astir the conviction successful an occurrence of his Chrisley Confessions podcast, wherever helium thanked fans for their support. “We wanted to fto everyone cognize that it’s a precise sad, heartbreaking clip for our household close now. But we inactive clasp steadfast successful our religion and we spot that God volition bash what helium does due to the fact that God’s a occurrence idiosyncratic — and that’s what we’re holding retired for,” helium said.