Todd Chrisley owes more money amid his legal woes. The Chrisley Knows Best star owes $755,000 to a Georgia revenue agent. She alleges that he defamed her. Keep on reading to learn more about this latest development.
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Todd Chrisley Owes Big Money
The USA Network alum owes big money after defaming someone else’s name. A federal jury sided with a Department of Revenue investigator. Scorned reality star Todd Chrisley was accused of defaming her name. Now he owes her hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Todd and Julie Chrisley are currently serving prison time for tax evasion and fraud-related cases. DOR investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze claims that the former television reality star “began a social media campaign against the GDOR and certain of its employees, contending that the investigation was illegal and improperly motivated.”
According to the official court documents obtained by WSB-TV Atlanta 2, Chrisley “began attacking” Doherty-Heinze and “accusing her of a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing.”
On Thursday, April 4, the jury found that Chirsley was responsible for libel and slander. They awarded Doherty-Heinze compensatory damages of $350,000 plus punitive damages of $170,000. Including attorney’s fees, the amount totaled to $755,000 in damages.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion. The reality TV couple conspired the banks and the IRS out of millions of dollars they must also pay back.
Savannah Chrisley shared on her Unlocked podcast her hopes for her parents to be admitted out of jail by the summer. The couple is awaiting their April 15th appeal, which could reveal more about their future.
Chrisley Know Best Fans React
Over on Reddit, one fan titled a thread that read: “Chrisley LOSES, again!!” The original user wonder if Todd Chrisley will continue to share his prison experience. Other fans took to the thread to share their thoughts.
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“This is what happens when one doesn’t know when to stop talking and believes that repeating the same lie over and over somehow makes it true. This is a preview of what the Chrisleys will get with their appeal in front of the 11th Circuit,” one fan speculated.
“This little piece of sh*t is getting on the Karma train and it ain’t gonna stop till it runs out of a track. Enjoy the next ten years behind bars you useless loser,” another fan wrote.
What are your thoughts on Todd Chrisley owing $755,000? Does this surprise you? Do you think he’ll get out of jail early? Sound off below in the comment section.