Todd Chrisley

Verdict reached in trial of Chrisley Knows Best stars, and could result in 30 years of imprisonment.

Julie Chrisley was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax fraud and wire fraud. The Chrisleys' former attorney, Peter Tarantino, was also convicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States and willfully filing false tax returns. The southern family was poised to take over E! with Growing Up Chrisley and the network had also greenlit a new dating series, Love Limo, which would see family patriarch Todd Chrisley guide one unlucky-in-love single on a whirlwind day of speed dating in the hopes of finding a perfect match that is Todd Chrisley-approved. Nevertheless, US Attorney’s Office confirmed to Atlanta’s Channel 2 Action News that the Chrisleys have not been remanded to jail.

Their accountant, Peter Tarantino, was also found guilty of a number of tax crimes.

On those tax returns, he falsely claimed that their company earned no money and made no distributions in 2015 and 2016. Todd Chrisley then filed for bankruptcy and was able to walk away from more than $20 million of the loans. While speaking on a radio show, Todd Chrisley claimed he paid $750,000 to $1 million in federal income taxes every year.

The Chrisleys and their accountant, Peter Tarantino, were also convicted of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, ...

Stephen Friedberg, attorney for Julie Chrisley, said in a statement to CNN, “Obviously the Chrisleys are devastated and disappointed, but will be pursuing an Appeal. They are grateful for all of the love and support they have received from their Family, friends and fans. They were able to obtain the loans by submitting false bank statements, audit reports and financial statements, the news release said. “In the end, when driven by greed, the verdict of guilty on all counts for these three defendants proves once again that financial crimes do not pay.”

Lindsie Chrisley described how "deeply saddened" she feels by estranged dad Todd Chrisley and stepmom Julie Chrisley's guilty verdict in their fraud trial.

At the top of the page, she wrote, “Don’t magnify someone else’s problems while minimizing yours. “Please pray for us during this difficult time and know that I will be back when the time is right.” Todd, 53, was found guilty Tuesday of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion.

An Atlanta federal jury convicted the reality TV stars on all charges related to defrauding community banks and hiding money from the IRS.

The emails themselves were produced to the government by Braddock, and Morris argued they also could have been faked. Their sentencing is scheduled for October 6, on which day each of the Chrisleys face a maximum prison term of 30 years. Mark Braddock, who was part owner of Todd Chrisley's real-estate-foreclosure business, Chrisley Asset Management, admitted to the FBI and in court that he had created fake documents to send to banks to get loans on behalf of himself and the Chrisleys.

Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie Chrisley, were found guilty in their $30 million fraud trial on Tuesday, June 7 — read more.

Us Weekly confirmed on Tuesday, June 7, that Todd and Julie were found guilty on all counts, with sentencing scheduled for a later date. The trial kicked off in Atlanta last month, with Assistant US Attorney Annalise Peters alleging in her opening statement that Todd and Julie “made up documents” in order to borrow more than $30 million from banks. “I know most of you are expecting to hear from me on my podcasts this week as I took time to be with my family last week,” the 32-year-old wrote in a statement shared via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, June 8.

Todd's two oldest children, Lindsie and Kyle, are from his previous marriage to ex-wife Teresa Terry, while he shares Chase, Savannah and Grayson with his ...

As for Savannah, her fam seems to approve of her ex-fiancé, Nic Kerdiles, whom she dated on and off after calling off their engagement. We got a Todd ‘like.'” Todd replied, “I don’t give those ‘likes’ easily, my friend.” Despite earning Todd’s blessing, Chase confirmed to Life & Style that he and Emmy split in August 2021. For instance, he has no problem telling his children if he approves of who they’re dating.