Julie Chrisley: ” I miss my family so much, the kids need me, I will pay $30,000 from the Trust Fund, please send me home”.

The Chrisley Knows Best couple, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley are in hot water once again after a court order has forced them to give away $30,000! The real estate mogul and reality star couple were convicted of federal charges including bank fraud, tax evasion, and submitting false documents to secure loans for their extravagant lifestyle. The Chrisleys turned themselves in, in 2023, and have been serving time behind bars since then.

While they have been trying to raise awareness about how they’re being treated behind bars, the couple now have to turn over $30,000 from an IOLTA trust account, which stands for “Interest on Lawyer Trust Account.” An account like this is commonly used in legal cases for retainer fees, settlements, and court-awarded damages. But for Todd and Julie Chrisley, all the amount in their account needs to be used for their $17 million judgment.

However, in the middle of all this, the couple is busy maintaining their innocence and filing appeals with the help of their daughter, Savannah Chrisley. Todd Chrisley, in particular, has opened up about his unsuitable living conditions in prison, claiming that the inmates are being given expired food. In an interview with News Nation, Chrisley even went as far as to allege that the staff members had been blackmailing him to extort money from his family. His exact words stated:

“There was a photograph taken of me while I was sleeping and sent to my daughter, asking for $2600 a month for my protection.”

Savannah Chrisley Is Working Hard To Get Parents Released

The Chrisley family’s attorney, Jay Surgent has told Radar Online about how Savannah Chrisley has taken over as the head of the family. Not only has the daughter been present for all their hearings, but she’s also taken custody of her younger brother Grayson Chrisley after her parents were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison for their illegal activities.

The attorney also revealed that Chrisley believes her parents were singled out because of their fame and were made examples of by their harsh sentences. So, she is determined to do everything in her power to get both of them released from prison or at least get their sentences reduced.

In an episode of her podcast Unlocked, the former reality star opened up about the appeal process and told the listeners that she was trying to stay as positive as possible through it. She explained her experience in the following words:

“I try to educate myself. It’s just so hard knowing that it could not go in our direction. That’s a tough pill to swallow.”

However, she is hopeful that her family has “other avenues to take” in case the current process doesn’t work out in their favor.

Todd and Julie Chrisley Haven’t Been Able To Speak to Each Other in Over a Year

The couple hit the 28-year mark with their marriage on May 25, 2024. However, it was a sad event for the family since the two of them haven’t been able to speak to each other since they started serving their respective sentences. In a February episode of her podcast, Savannah Chrisley read out a few letters her mother had written to her from prison, talking about how much she missed her husband. One of the letters read:

“I knew my life was about to change forever. My husband and I stood in our bedroom right in front of our prayer bench and said our goodbyes. We hugged, we kissed, and we prayed before he walked out the door heading to Pensacola, Florida with Savannah, Grayson and Nick.”

Daughter Chrisley went on to add, “In that same letter, she talked about how the last time she had spoken to her husband face-to-face was right before he reported for his 12-year sentence on 17 January 2023. We talked on the phone during his ride to Pensacola, I called one last time before I self-surrendered to the camp in Lexington,” as her mother referred to her own arrest.

While the mother is happy that she still gets to communicate with her children via letters, Savannah Chrisley called the situation heartbreaking. She claims that while her mom tries to keep things light and make jokes, she misses her family very much. In a more recent episode of Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley, the reality daughter opened up about how tough it was to deal with her parents’ absence on Mother’s Day. However, she added that she likes to pack her emotions away sometimes to not feel guilty about moving on with her own life.

For those looking to remember the Chrisley Family in its prime, Chrisley Knows Best is available to stream on Peacock.