No miracle happened: Tearful Julie Chrisley Apologizes to Her Family Before 7-Year Prison Sentence Is Upheld
Julie Chrisley appeared in Georgia court Sept. 25, where a judge upheld the Chrisley Knows Best star's seven-year prison sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud.
Julie Chrisley will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future.
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The Chrisley Knows Best star—who is serving time for her 2022 conviction of tax evasion and bank fraud—appeared in an Atlanta courtroom Sept. 25 for a hearing, where a judge upheld her 84-month (seven-year) prison sentence, multiple outlets report.
E! News has reached out to Julie’s team for comment and has not heard back.
Prior to being resentenced, per People, the 51-year-old issued a tearful apology, both to the court for her actions and to her and Todd Chrisley’s children—including Chase Chrisley, 28, Savannah Chrisley, 27, and Grayson Chrisley, 18—for having to deal with the fallout.
(Todd is serving 12 years behind bars for his own tax evasion and bank fraud convictions.)
Back in June, Julie’s legal journey took a turn when her seven-year prison sentence in Kentucky was overturned by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who ruled the judge in the 2022 trial miscalculated the reality TV star’s sentence.
Per documents obtained by E! News at the time, while the panel upheld the convictions of Julie, Todd and their accountant Peter Tarantino, they decided that there wasn’t enough evidence to support the ruling that Julie was involved in the entirety of the bank fraud scheme.
“The district court did not identify the evidence it relied on to hold Julie accountable for losses incurred before 2007, and we cannot independently find it in the record,” the judges said in their June 21 ruling. “So we vacate Julie’s sentence and remand solely for the district court to make the factual findings and calculations necessary to determine loss, restitution, and forfeiture as to Julie and to resentence her accordingly.”
Marion Curtis/Starpix/ShutterstockThe case was then handed to the lower court—the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia—where the judge decided Sept. 25 not to adjust Julie’s sentencing per the new ruling.
Julie’s kids Chase and Savannah were in the courtroom to support their mom at the resentencing.
Paul Archuleta/Getty ImagesA day earlier, Savannah shared her fears over the hearing.
“Lord knows, I am so ready to have my mom at home. The past few weeks have been rough, very rough,” she admitted on the Sept. 24 episode of her Unlocked podcast. “I am not purposefully withholding information. There is so much fear in my life right now pertaining to my mom’s resentencing on the 25th, that I don’t know what to do. And I don’t want to jeopardize her freedom because of things that I say.”
To revisit the Chrisley family’s photos over the years, keep reading…
Windle/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesChrisley Knows Best stars Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley smiled for a professional photo together in 2016.
Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesTodd and Julie were pictured along with Faye Chrisley, Chase Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley, Chloe Chrisley and Grayson Chrisley ahead of season eight of their reality show.
The spouses attended the 2014 Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The pair hit the red carpet for the 2017 Academy Of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Concert For Love And AcceptanceLindsie Chrisley—whose parents are Todd and Teresa Terry—joined her dad, Savannah and Julie at the 2015 Concert For Love And Acceptance at City Winery Nashville.
Savannah and Chase snapped a pic together in 2019 for E! News’ Daily Pop.
USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesThe couple appeared with granddaughter Chloe, who they adopted, on the “Build A Baby” episode in 2020.
Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesTodd and Julie appeared with their daughter Savannah on Hollywood Game Night in 2018 for the “Chrisley’s Believe It Or Not” episode.
Gregg DeGuire/WireImageThe real estate mogul and his daughter were among the stars at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
D Dipasupil/FilmMagicTodd and Julie kept their kids Savannah and Chase close at the 2015 NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Upfront in New York City.
Todd and Julie were spotted at the 2019 grand opening of E3 Chophouse Nashville in Nashville, Tenn.
