Julie Chrisley may very well be home much sooner than initially thought.
On Friday, the former USA Network personality learned that his seven-year prison sentence in Kentucky for tax evasion and bank fraud had been knocked down by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Let’s find out what that means, shall we?
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In 2022, Julie was convicted of federal tax evasion and bank fraud alongside her husband, Todd Chrisley, and her accountant, Peter Tarantino.
According to their charges, the spouses deliberately “frauded” at least $30 million from community banks between 2007 and 2012, inflating their net worth to get loans approved.
Prosecutors also alleged that the couple actively hid millions they made from Chrisley Knows Best, as well as $500,000 in taxes Todd owed in 2009.
The disgraced stars surrendered to the authorities and began their respective prison sentences beginning of last year.
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In documents approved on June 21, however, a legal error was found in the way the trial judge calculated Julie’s sentence… because it made her responsible for the whole bank fraud schemeas opposed to the minor role she apparently played in it.
The appeals panel subsequently sent its case to go back to the court of first instance for a new sentence.
(For the record, Todd and Peter’s prison sentences will stand.)
“We must vacate Julie’s sentence so that the district court can resolve the narrow question of what is the appropriate amount of loss attributable to Julie for base offense level, restitution, and forfeiture purposes,” the appeal document says.
“The district court should make factual findings about when Julie’s involvement in the conspiracy began, and if it concludes that Julie’s involvement began in 2006, it should identify the evidence on which it bases its conclusion.
“In vacating and returning this matter, we express no opinion as to what the correct amount of loss should be.”
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Added the panel:
“The district court did not identify the evidence on which it relied to hold Julie responsible for losses suffered before 2007, and we cannot independently find it in the record.
“We therefore vacate Julie’s sentence and pretrial detention solely for the district court to make the factual findings and calculations necessary to determine Julie’s forfeiture, restitution, and forfeiture and to resentence her accordingly.”
Julie’s case will soon be heard by a trial court and her new sentence will be determined at a future hearing.
But it will clearly be reduced by a significant amount.
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In February, daughter Savanah Chrisley read some letters written by her mother in prison to podcast listeners.
“I miss Todd so much,” Chrisley allegedly wrote during her husband’s time. “I miss his voice. I miss being able to lie in bed next to each other. I miss my person.
Julie may still need to miss her person because Todd will remain behind federal bars. But at least she’ll be able to hug her kids at some point in the near future.
“We are pleased that the Court agreed that Julie’s sentence was improper, but we are obviously disappointed that it rejected Todd’s appeal,” a lawyer for the family told People magazine this week.
“With this step behind us, we can now challenge the couple’s convictions based on the illegal search that started the case. The family is grateful for the continued support they have received throughout this process. And they are hopeful for more good news in the future.”