Fraud and Tax Evasion Conviction of Julie Chrisley Reversed in Court
Julie Chrisley has recently experienced a new development in her legal journey.
The former star of Chrisley Knows Best had her seven-year prison sentence in Kentucky for tax evasion and bank fraud overturned on June 21 by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel ruled that the judge in the 2022 trial had miscalculated Julie’s sentence.
While Julie’s, Todd Chrisley‘s, and their accountant Peter Tarantino‘s convictions were upheld, the panel found insufficient evidence to support the ruling that Julie was involved in the entire bank fraud scheme as detailed in court documents obtained by E! News. Instead, the judges determined there was not enough evidence to prove her involvement in the scheme prior to 2007.
“The district court did not specify the evidence it used to hold Julie responsible for losses before 2007, and we cannot find it independently in the record,” stated the judges in their ruling. “As a result, we vacate Julie’s sentence and instruct the district court to determine loss, restitution, and forfeiture as to Julie and to resentence her accordingly.”
E! News has reached out to the Chrisleys’ legal team for a comment but has not received a response yet.