‘According to Chrisley' stars timeline: From reality TV to prison in Florida and Kentucky
Disgraced reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons on their hit show "Chrisley Knows Best.' Years later, they had their assets frozen and life was anything but a glamorous set.
'Chrisley Knows Best' followed their tight-knit, boisterous family and the Chrisleys' lavish lifestyle in Atlanta and Nashville. The show drew in more than 2 million viewers by its eighth season and inspired spin-offs such as "Growing Up Chrisley" and "According to Chrisley."
But on Jan. 17, 2023, the Chrisleys traded their luxurious lifestyle for prison time, turning themselves in to their respective prisons. Prosecutors said the reality TV couple was driven by greed as they engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and then hid their wealth from tax authorities.
Reality stars' prison release dates, from Julie and Todd Chrisley to a 'Real Housewives' star
While in prison, the famous couple still made headlines.
And the plea for their release has reached the highest office in the land: Savannah Chrisley, daughter of Todd and Julie Chrisley, has appealed to President Donald Trump's administration for their pardon. As of May 20, 2025, the Chrisleys are still in their respective prisons, though daughter Savannah Chrisley was a guest speaker at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024, ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Below is a timeline of Todd and Julie Chrisley and their road from reality TV success to prison.
2014: Todd and Julie Chrisley portray themselves as real estate tycoons, gaining fame with their USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best." The docuseries followed their tight-knit, boisterous family and the Chrisleys' lavish lifestyle in the Atlanta suburbs. Season four documented the Chrisleys' move from Atlanta, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee.
2017: Todd Chrisley made headlines after he addressed speculation that he's gay. "Chrisley Knows Best" was renewed for a sixth season, and USA Network orders eight episodes of an aftershow program called "According to Chrisley." The aftershow followed a late-night talk show or variety show format with Todd Chrisley as host. Chrisley interviewed celebrities like actress Ali Landry, Christina Milian, Carmen Electra ("Baywatch"), Nicole Sullivan ("King of Queens," "Sex Lives of College Girls") and wrestler Chris Jericho.
2018: During the seventh season of "Chrisley Knows Best," USA Network announced the spinoff, "Growing Up Chrisley." That show focused on Chase Chrisley and Savannah Chrisley as they road trip from Nashville to Los Angeles and attempt to break out on their own in the big city.
2019: Todd and Julie Chrisley were indicted on tax evasion charges in Georgia. The 12-count indictment accused Todd and Julie Chrisley of bank fraud and wire fraud conspiracy. Accountant Peter Tarantino was also charged for conspiring and aiding the filing of a false tax return. Despite the Chrisleys' legal troubles, "Chrisley Knows Best" continued to air on USA Network.
2022: "Chrisley Knows Best" was picked up for a 10th season, while "Growing Up Chrisley" was renewed for a fourth. E! also announced the franchise was moving forward with a new dating series, "Love Limo," hosted by Todd Chrisley, days before the trial was set to begin. All three shows involving the Chrisley family were canceled.
The disgraced reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley were found guilty in June 2022 of tax evasion and defrauding community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans, which funded their luxurious lifestyle. Julie Chrisley was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud.
She was originally set to serve her time in the federal prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about two-and-a-half hours away from Pensacola. For reasons unknown,Julie Chrisley was reassigned from the Florida prison to a federal medical center in Kentucky.
2023: The Chrisleys traded their luxurious lifestyle for prison time, turning themselves in to their respective prisons Jan. 17, 2023. Julie Chrisley is serving her prison sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, with a release date of Jan. 8, 2028, according to a May 19, 2025, Bureau of Prisons record check.
Todd Chrisley began serving time at FPC Pensacola, described on its site as a "minimum security federal prison camp." A May 19, 2025, check online shows Todd Chrisley will be released April 7, 2032, more than two years earlier than his original 12-year sentence.
2024: After 18 months, Julie Chrisley's prison sentence was thrown out when federal judges ruled her case had insufficient evidence, according to a June 25, 2024, story in USA TODAY. In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY. The court of appeals upheld Chrisley, her husband Todd Chrisley and their accountant Peter Tarantino's convictions. She was held responsible for the entire fraud scheme, which began in 2006.
During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024, Savannah Chrisley gave a speech for Donald Trump, using the platform to address prison reform and her famous parents.
For about a month, Julie Chrisley was in the custody of U.S. Marshals as she traveled to and from her Sept. 25, 2024, resentencing hearing in Atlanta. In October 2024, Julie Chrisley returned to Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
About the same time, Todd Chrisley was fired from his prison job. Jay Surgent, who represents Todd and Julie Chrisley, told NBC's "Today" show that Todd Chrisley was removed from his job at Federal Prison Center Pensacola. Todd Chrisley had volunteered "as an assistant to the chaplain at FPC Pensacola for nearly two years and oversaw the setup of Christian, Jewish and Muslim services," Surgent said in an Oct. 25, 2024, today.com story, adding his client was "disappointed and emotionally offended."
Surgent told media outlets that Todd Chrisley was "removed from his position because he was 'communicating with people that had been admitted into' the prison's Residential Drug Abuse Program," adding "no 'real reason' for the dismissal was provided, but they believe dismissal came because RDAP participants have 'access to the outside.' "
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) announced in December 2024 that it would permanently close multiple federal prisons across the country, including FPC Pensacola, where Todd Chrisley is an inmate, due to "critical staffing shortage, crumbling infrastructure, and limited budgetary resources," according to the Associate Press. In a release sent to the USA TODAY Network's Pensacola News Journal, FBOP said FPC Pensacola, which is a minimum security male prison located on Saufley Field, would be deactivated as a prison to "maximize resources and mitigate safety concerns."
2025: Two years after turning themselves in, the 52-year-old Julie Chrisley and 56-year-old Todd Chrisley continue to serve time at the FMC Lexington in Kentucky and FPC Pensacola in Florida, respectively.
It's been more than two years since Julie and Todd Chrisley began their prison sentences for bank fraud. But instead of the respective seven- and 12-year sentences, each has had their prison time slightly reduced:
Julie Chrisley is serving her prison sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, with a release date of Jan. 8, 2028, according to a May 19, 2025, Bureau of Prisons record check.
Todd Chrisley is serving time at FPC Pensacola in Florida, with a release date of April 7, 2032, according to a May 19, 2025, Bureau of Prisons record check.
Contributing: KiMi Robinson and Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY
Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.
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