Todd And Julie Chrisley To Report At Prison As Bail Request Is Rejected By Court

Reality TV stars Todd, and Julie Chrisley's request for bail has been denied by the court. The couple is part of the American television reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," which has been on air since March 2014. The show's spin-off "Growing Up Chrisley" premiered in 2019 but was canceled after Todd and Julie were convicted of fraud in mid-2022.

"Chrisley Knows Best" was also canceled due to the scandals involving the couple. Todd and Julie were declared guilty of fraud and tax evasion charges in June 2022.

After a long wait for the court's verdict, the couple was sentenced late last year and are set to report in their respective correctional facilities this month. They previously revealed their intention to appeal the verdict and requested bail during that period; however, the request was denied.

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Per Page Six, Ahead of their January 17 prison sentence, Todd and Julie's request for bail was rejected. This means that the duo will have to report to their respective federal prisons in Florida, as previously stated. The duo was convicted of fraud and tax evasion in June 2022 and, by the end of the year, received a combined sentencing of 19 years.

The couple also previously appealed for the extension of their surrender date by 21 days; however, the request was also denied. Todd was sentenced to 12 years at the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola and 16 months of probation.

Julie, on her end, was sentenced to seven years in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution and Federal Prison Camp Marianna. The reality star must also serve 16 months in prison upon her release. The duo's prisons are only two and a half hours away from each other.

According to People Magazine, the prisons the reality stars are set to report to are "no country club." The Bureau of Prisons disclosed that Todd would be sent to a male-only, minimum-security correctional facility located on 23 acres. On Julie's end, her correctional facility is a camp, and while it is still confinement, Paul Cambria, veteran defense attorney, stated that "camp is the best place to be."

Cambria continued, "They're almost like a college dormitory situation. There's usually no fences or barbed wire or things like that. There's obviously monitors and cameras and so on, but it is a fairly relaxed atmosphere."

The defense attorney further explained that the locations are for "white collar, non-violent — a lot of dollars-and-cents kind of crimes." Basically, a place for criminals who were not involved in violent crimes. People who are usually sentenced there include "business people, professionals, lawyers, doctors, dentists, and accountants."

While talking on the "Chrisley Confessions" podcast with her son Chase Chrisley's fiancée, Emmy Medders, Julie revealed the possibility of her husband being separated worried her. During the January 5 interview, Julie mentioned some advice a friend gave: "the tears that you shed are sewing the seeds for your future."

The reality star claimed the quote had "been such a source of strength for me because I have not typically been a crier, and this whole experience has truly taken me to my knees."

Todd has not said much about the looming prison date; however, he took some time to address rumors that he was gay and pursued a relationship with Mark Braddock, his former business partner.

During a recent "Chrisley Confessions" episode, Todd said, "What insulted m2e the most is that, out of all these 54 years, for me to finally be accused of being with a man, it would be someone who looked like Mark Braddock." He described him as a "toad" and claimed he looked like a "thumb."

In December last year, Todd and Julie revealed that they had appealed the court's verdict; however, they were not allowed to say much about the case after the filing.

In an episode of "Chrisley Confessions," Todd said, "We cannot discuss the case because the appeal has now been — however they do it — I think it was filed yesterday or the day before yesterday. Our attorneys noticed the courts that they were appealing this."

He continued, "So we're not allowed to discuss it, so don't think we're avoiding wanting to tell you something because we're not," he added. "It's that we've been told we cannot."

Burr & Forman LLP attorney Alex Little also told People Magazine that they were optimistic about the trial because it had "serious and repeated errors." One of which was the jurors allegedly misinformed by the government about the taxes Todd and Chrisley paid.