Todd and Julie Chrisley will obtain a $1 million settlement from the state of Georgia over a lawsuit the couple filed towards Joshua Waites, the previous Director of Particular Investigations of the state’s Division of Income.
The lawsuit, filed in 2019, alleged misconduct over an investigation right into a state tax evasion cost, of which they had been finally cleared.
The couple, nonetheless, had been later convicted on federal fraud and tax evasion expenses and sentenced to a mixed 19 years in jail. Their sentences were reduced final 12 months, and Todd is anticipated to be launched in 2033, whereas Juie is scheduled to get out in 2028.
“We have been saying for months that the criminal case against the Chrisleys was highly unusual and had real problems,” their lawyer Alex Little mentioned in a Wednesday press launch. “This settlement is an encouraging sign. It’s nearly unprecedented for one arm of the government to pay money to defendants when another arm is fighting to keep them in jail.”
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Todd and Julie Chrisley have been awarded $1 million from the state of Georgia over a lawsuit the couple filed in 2019. (Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty Photos for ACM)
An appeals courtroom in Atlanta will hear the couple’s attraction in April, Little mentioned. They’ve denied the charges against them.
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The Chrisleys lawsuit accused Waites of being an “out-of-control public servant” who “abuse[d] his office and violate[d] the rights of innocent citizens for reasons that have more to do with securing publicity and money for his office than with enforcing the law,” in accordance with Individuals journal.
The couple accused Waites of focusing on Todd’s estranged daughter Lindsey Chrisley, 34, whom he shares together with his ex-wife Teresa Terry, to get info on the household after which illegally sharing their confidential tax info along with her.
Todd and Julie Chrisley with their daughter Savannah and his daughter Lindsie. (Rick Diamond/Getty Photos for Live performance For Love And Acceptance)
“Ultimately Waites’s efforts failed, but in the process, the Chrisleys were forced to incur substantial personal and financial hardship,” the lawsuit mentioned, in accordance with Individuals.
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Todd and Julie rose to fame with the debut of their actuality present, “Chrisley Knows Best,” in 2014.
Todd and Julie Chrisley are at the moment serving jail phrases for fraud and tax evasion. (USA Community/NBCU Photograph Financial institution by way of Getty Photos)
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The present went off the air final March. Nevertheless, Fox Information Digital has discovered a new Chrisley reality television show will probably be targeted on the lifetime of Todd and Julie’s youngsters after their dad and mom’ jail sentences.
Fox Information Digital’s Janelle Ash contributed to this report.
