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Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd and Julie sentenced to 19 years in prison for tax evasion-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro
Television stars Julie and Todd Chrisley have been sentenced (Picture: Getty)
Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to a combined total of 19 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion.
Todd Chrisley has been sentenced to 12 years plus 16 months of probation and his wife Julie has been handed seven years and 16 months of probation.
Their accountant, Peter Tarantino, will be jailed for three years after being found guilty of filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the couple’s business.
He will start his sentence next May after recovering from hip surgery.
It was previously thought that the pair would serve 30 years behind bars after they were found guilty of conspiring to defraud local banks out of at least $30million (£24million) in loans.
The pair will serve a combined 19 years behind bars for fraud and tax evasion (Picture: Getty)
Prosecuting attorney Annalise Peters said the Chrisleys also actively hid millions they made from Chrisley Knows Best.
According to the US. Attorney’s Office, before the pair became reality TV stars, they submitted false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to banks to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent loans.
The couple’s reality show Chrisley Knows Best has been cancelled (Picture: USANetwork)
They then spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate, and travel and used new fraudulent loans to pay back old ones.
After spending all the money, Todd filed for bankruptcy and walked away from more than $20million (£16million) of fraudulently obtained loans.
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The couple’s reality show Chrisley Knows Best, which has run for nine seasons and followed the pair and their family has been cancelled as well as their spin-off Growing Up Chrisley, which followed their children Chase and Savannah.
Chrisley Knows Best had been renewed for season 10 a month before the convictions and it’s understood that USA Network will air several episodes, filmed before the trial.
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Television stars Julie and Todd Chrisley have been sentenced (Picture: Getty)
Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to a combined total of 19 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion.
Todd Chrisley has been sentenced to 12 years plus 16 months of probation and his wife Julie has been handed seven years and 16 months of probation.
Their accountant, Peter Tarantino, will be jailed for three years after being found guilty of filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the couple’s business.
He will start his sentence next May after recovering from hip surgery.
It was previously thought that the pair would serve 30 years behind bars after they were found guilty of conspiring to defraud local banks out of at least $30million (£24million) in loans.
The pair will serve a combined 19 years behind bars for fraud and tax evasion (Picture: Getty)
Prosecuting attorney Annalise Peters said the Chrisleys also actively hid millions they made from Chrisley Knows Best.
According to the US. Attorney’s Office, before the pair became reality TV stars, they submitted false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to banks to obtain millions of dollars in fraudulent loans.
The couple’s reality show Chrisley Knows Best has been cancelled (Picture: USANetwork)
They then spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate, and travel and used new fraudulent loans to pay back old ones.
After spending all the money, Todd filed for bankruptcy and walked away from more than $20million (£16million) of fraudulently obtained loans.
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The couple’s reality show Chrisley Knows Best, which has run for nine seasons and followed the pair and their family has been cancelled as well as their spin-off Growing Up Chrisley, which followed their children Chase and Savannah.
Chrisley Knows Best had been renewed for season 10 a month before the convictions and it’s understood that USA Network will air several episodes, filmed before the trial.
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