Todd Chrisley is worried about his wife, Julie, after her tearful sentencing hearing in which the judge upheld his initial 84-month sentence.
In an exclusive statement to The Post, one of the couple’s attorneys, Jay Sargent, revealed that Todd, 55, is married to Judge Eleanor L. are “extremely disappointed” and “dissatisfied” with Ross’s September 25 decision.
The outlet can reveal that Todd is “concerned about Julie’s health and well-being” following the news, especially since she suffered a “serious health issue” behind bars, which the Post reported It has been told.
Her daughter, Savannah Chrisley, 27, told her podcast listeners earlier this year that Julie’s prison doctor informed her he may have a possible tumor In 2023.
Todd and Julie are serving short sentences in separate prisons Being convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion In 2022.
The “Chrisley Knows Best” patriarch is serving ten years in a federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, while Julie, 51, is serving her five-year sentence in Lexington, Kentucky.
The reality TV family had hoped Julie’s sentence would be further reduced at last week’s hearing following the findings by judges at the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in June. there was no evidence She was involved in the entire bank fraud scheme since 2006.
his case was then sent back to lower court for re-sentencing,
Julie stood before Judge Ross in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in downtown Atlanta last week and apologized for her actions amid tears.
“I would like to say that it took me many years to think about what I wanted to say and I am sorry for my actions and the circumstances that led us to where we are today,” she said in court. People“I have spent 20 months in prison, but it has been more than that because of the trial and I apologize for my actions which have put us in the situation we are in today.”
“I did everything I could to get closer to my family. I’ve taken tests for new skills, like driving a forklift and serving food properly…it’s been the hardest part of my life. “I can never repay my children for what they have had to go through, and for that I am deeply sorry,” the former TV star said.
Savannah and her brother, Chase, 28, were in the courtroom to express their anger at Julie.
Following the verdict, Savannah expressed her disappointment on her podcast, “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley.”
“The judge showed that this is more than us exercising our right to appeal,” he said. “He didn’t like how outspoken I was.”
Savannah claimed that Judge Ross was “indirectly reprimanding.” [her] This was not the case in the courtroom during the sentencing hearing [Savannah’s] Sentencing hearing.”
“After hearing that, it felt like it was a punch in the gut. Because to think that I did something that harmed my mother’s ability to be an independent woman, it feels really bad,” he told the audience.
Savannah has repeatedly addressed the alleged abuse that inmates are allegedly suffering behind prison walls, including her father, whom she claimed He faced retaliation for speaking out.
Regarding Judge Ross’s decision, she alleged, “It was his way of saying to me, ‘You better keep quiet because it’s going to get worse for you.’
But Savannah is not backing down.
“I will continue to fight for my parents. And I will speak out as loudly as I can because the judge showed clearly today that she was using my outspokenness to change a system that is so broken,” she said after the verdict.
