Chase Chrisley Breaks His Silence Following Family's Sentencing

Chase Chrisley is doing some self-reflecting following his parents’ prison sentencing.

The reality TV patriarch and matriarch face a combined 19-years behind bars for bank fraud.

Todd Chrisley was handed down a sentence of 12 years behind bars plus 16 months of probation.

He was found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million of fraudulent loans, as well as a number of tax crimes, including conspiring to defraud the IRS, tax evasion.

Julie Chrisley was given seven years in prison and 16 months of probation.

She was found guilty of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted that before the pair became reality TV stars, they submitted false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to banks to obtain the millions of dollars in fraudulent loans and then spent the money on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate, and travel and used new fraudulent loans to pay back old ones.

Chase hinted that he feels something has been “unexpectedly taken” from him. He shared a short story titled, “Make the Chili,” to his Instagram Story on Monday, November 28th.

The story details a man encouraging his friend to make his wife chili, because you never know if you’ll have the opportunity again.

It reads, “A good friend of mine unexpectedly lost his wife. A couple months later we were golfing together, chatting about nothing. He asked what my dinner plans were and I told him wifey wanted my homemade chili and cornbread, but I didn’t feel like stopping at the store. We golfed a few more minutes when he quietly said, ‘Make the chili.’ It took me a few minutes to realize we were no longer talking about dinner. It was about going out of your way to do something for someone you love because at any moment, they could unexpectedly be taken from you.”

The short story concluded, “Next time someone you love wants you to go for a walk or watch a football game or play a board game or just put your phone down and give them your undivided attention, just do it. ‘Make the chili.’”

This is the first time Chase has seemingly “spoken out” about his feelings following last week’s sentencing.

His younger sister, Savannah Chrisley, broke her silence last week on an episode of her podcast. She revealed she will take custody of their little brother and adopted sister.

“I know the short term is going to be really painful and difficult and I may not come home without both of my parents. That’s what the chances are. That’s the likelihood and that’s the new normal,” Savannah said during an episode of her podcast. “I come home Tuesday and I have custody of a 16-year-old and a 10-year-old.”

She will gain full custody of the two minor children when Todd and Julie report to federal prison. The start date of their prison debut has yet to be determined.

Savannah noted her family will “immediately” file an appeal.

“I know what my parents have done and haven’t done, and I’m going to stick by them and their innocence and we’re going to continue to fight and file an appeal,” she said on “Unlocked.” “But, my heart also aches for the children of people who may be guilty of something.”