Julie Chrisley has received some very unfortunate legal news.
If your name is Julie Chrisley, of course.
On September 25, the Chrisley Knows Best cast member appeared before a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in downtown Atlanta.
She had hoped to receive a light sentence after learning in June that her previous seven-year sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud was overturned by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
But instead?
Chrisley was resentenced to the same 84 months in prison she received in early 2023… as the judge ruled that her original punishment was sufficient for her crimes.
About two years ago, Julie was convicted of federal tax evasion and bank fraud alongside her husband, Todd Chrisley, and her accountant, Peter Tarantino.
According to the charges, the spouses deliberately “embezzled” at least $30 million from community banks from 2007 to 2012, inflating their net worth so that loans would be approved.
Prosecutors also alleged that the couple actively hid millions they earned from Chrisley Knows Best, as well as $500,000 in taxes Todd owed in 2009.
Chrisley has been behind bars for approximately 18 months at this point.
In turn, Todd Chrisley will also remain in the prison system.
The rich and spoiled star was ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution, although the amount was later reduced to $4.7 million.
Todd is being held at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida — with a release date of September 2032, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons website.
The husband and wife would have I haven’t spoken for over 13 months.
Ahead of Wednesday’s ruling, Julie delivered an emotional apology in court.
“I would like to say that I have had years to think about what I wanted to say and I regret my actions and the situations that led us to where we are today,” she told the judge.
“I spent 20 months in prison, but it was many more months before the trial and I apologize for my actions that led us to where we are today.”
Chrisley added:
“I did everything I could to get closer to my family. I tested for new skills like driving a forklift and serving food properly… this has been the hardest part of my life. I can never repay my children for what they had to go through, and for that I am truly sorry.”
Julie’s children, Chase and Savannah, were in court to support their mother at this week’s re-sentencing.
A day earlier, Savannah shared her fears about the hearing via her podcast.
“God knows I’m so ready to have my mom home. The last few weeks have been hard, really hard,” Savannah told listeners on Sept. 24.
“I’m not purposefully withholding information. There’s so much fear in my life right now regarding my mother’s new sentencing on the 25th that I don’t know what to do.
“And I don’t want to jeopardize her freedom because of things I say.”