Why Are Todd and Julie Chrisley in Prison? Inside the ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ Stars’ Legal Case
Over two years since Todd and Julie Chrisley began serving time in prison, the couple may be released sooner than expected.
On May 27, President Donald Trump told the “Chrisley Knows Best” stars’ children that he would pardon their parents.
“Your parents are going to be free and clean and I hope we can do it by tomorrow,” the president said in video shared by White House aide Margo Martin on X, later adding, “They were given a pretty harsh treatment, based on what I’m hearing, pretty harsh treatment.”
Todd and Julie Chrisley were originally sentenced to a combined 19 years of prison after being found guilty of federal fraud charges and hiding their wealth from tax authorities.
In January 2023, the couple reported to their respective prisons, with Todd Chrisley originally serving 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, while Julie Chrisley reported to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington in Kentucky for her seven-year sentence.

On Sept. 8, 2023, Todd and Julie Chrisley received some good news whn their sentences were shortened by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Their daughter Savannah Chrisley has been updating their followers on her parents’ legal case and after news of their pardon, posted a video on her Instagram expressing her happiness.
“Both my parents are coming home tonight or tomorrow. I still don’t believe it’s real,” she said in her video, adding, “My parents get to start their lives over.”
Here’s everything to know about Todd and Julie Chrisley’s legal case.

March 2017: Todd Chrisley is investigated in Georgia
The couple settled their Georgia state tax-evasion charge, agreeing to pay $147,944.75 to settle the case with the Georgia Department of Revenue and got a refund of more than $66,000 for the tax years from 2013 to 2016, NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported at the time.
However, the couple still faced the 12-count federal indictment.
At the time, their reps told NBC News that while they have been accused of evading nearly $2 million in taxes between 2008 and 2016, they actually overpaid the state in four of those years.
“Julie and I knew all along that we had done nothing wrong and that when the facts all came out, we would be fine,” Todd Chrisley said in a statement released by their representatives. “We’re just glad that the Department of Revenue was willing to keep an open mind and look at all the evidence.”