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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are released from federal prison after receiving Trump pardons
The reality show couple Todd and Julie Chrisley were released from federal custody on Wednesday, a day after they were pardoned by President Donald Trump following their 2022 convictions for fraud and tax crimes. Todd Chrisley was serving a 12-year prison sentence in Pensacola and is headed home to Nashville, according to a statement released Wednesday evening by Litson PLLC, a law firm representing the Chrisleys. Julie Chrisley, meanwhile, was sentenced to seven years and has been held at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The 'Chrisley Knows Best' couple was sentenced for conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million and was also found guilty of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Both had maintained their innocence and were in the process of appealing their convictions when their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, received a call from the president on Tuesday, informing her that her parents would receive full pardons. 'It's a terrible thing,' Trump told her, according to a video shared on X by a White House advisor. 'But it's a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean, and hopefully we can do it by tomorrow (Wednesday).' Savannah Chrisley spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Chrisley also helped campaign for Trump as part of 'Team Trump's Women Tour.' She recently appeared on Lara Trump's Fox News program to discuss her parents' plight. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump pardons reality show couple convicted of bank fraud and tax crimes
President Donald Trump has signed full pardons for imprisoned reality show couple Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in 2022 for a conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million, according to a White House official. In addition to the bank fraud convictions, they were also found guilty of several tax crimes, including attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. In a post on X, Trump's adviser Margo Martin posted a video of Trump phoning Savannah Chrisley, the couple's daughter, informing her of the plans for pardons. 'It's a terrible thing. But it's a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean, and hopefully we can do it by tomorrow,' Trump said. 'I don't know them, but give them our regards,' he continued. Alice Johnson, who Trump pardoned during his first term and is now acting as his 'pardon czar,' joined the president in the Oval Office for the phone call. Savannah Chrisley spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Chrisley also helped campaign for Trump as part of 'Team Trump's Women Tour.' She recently appeared on Lara Trump's Fox News program to discuss her parents' plight. Todd Chrisley is serving 12 years at a Federal Prison Camp in Florida, and Julie Chrisley is serving her seven-year sentence at a Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The Chrisleys, known for their reality program 'Chrisley Knows Best,' were found guilty in June 2022. Both of them have maintained their innocence and were appealing their criminal convictions. Kristen Holmes contributed to this report.
