Julie Chrisley is being resentenced for her bank fraud and tax evasion charges. The recent ruling was made by a panel of judges from the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on June 21, 2024 after reviewing five arguments raised on appeal by former Chrisley Knows Best star Julie and her husband, Todd Chrisley. The married couple were sentenced separately in November 2022 on charges of fraud and tax evasion.
Todd was handed a 12-year prison sentence with 16 months of probation and Julie got seven years in prison with 16 months of probation. They were also ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution fees.
"Julie asserts that the district court erred in sentencing her by holding her accountable for the loss amount of the entire bank-fraud scheme," one of the appeal arguments stated. Per the judges, they "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."
"While we agree with the government that the district court properly held Julie liable for losses incurred from 2007 on, the district court's calculations included losses incurred in 2006," the ruling read. "But neither the district court nor the government directs us to any evidence that Julie was involved in the conspiracy by 2006."
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"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," it continued. The convictions of Todd and their accountant Peter Tarantino were upheld.
