Julie Chrisley being held by US Marshals until re-sentencing in Atlanta
Julie Chrisley (L) and Todd Chrisley of "Chrisley Knows Best" pose for a portrait during the NBCUniversal Summer Press Day at Four Seasons Hotel on April 1, 2016 (Photo by: Mike Windle/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
ATLANTA - Where is Julie Chrisley? The former Atlanta resident, multimillionaire, and reality television star was imprisoned at FMC (Federal Medical Center) Lexington after being convicted in 2022 of bank fraud and tax evasion.
However, a check of the Federal Bureau of Prisons website earlier this week revealed that she is no longer in their custody.
The discovery was made by a user on the ChrisleyKnowsPrison Reddit forum, according to TVInsider.com. A screenshot from the website lists Chrisley as "Not in BOP custody."
Since then, the U.S. Marshals Service informed The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Chrisley is in their custody because they handle the transport of federal prisoners.
Chrisley, 51, was serving a 7-year sentence after she and her husband, Todd Chrisley, were convicted.
In June, an appeals court accepted Julie Chrisley's appeal and found there was insufficient evidence that she was involved in her husband's bank fraud scheme since its inception in 2006. She was scheduled to be resentenced in Atlanta on Sept. 25 for tax evasion.
Todd Chrisley's appeal was denied, and he is currently serving a 12-year sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Pensacola. His scheduled release date is August 2032.
A spokesperson for the prison bureau told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that they were unable to reveal Julie Chrisley's current whereabouts, stating that incarcerated individuals may be outside FBOP custody for a period of time for court hearings, medical treatment, or other reasons.
Reddit users speculated that Chrisley is already on her way to Atlanta or that she is currently being held at the Fulton County Jail.
One commenter's belief that Chrisley is in the custody of U.S. Marshals turned out to be true.
In late July, Julie Chrisley's attorneys asked if she could attend the sentencing hearing virtually, but her request was denied.
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The Chrisleys were also ordered to pay $17.2 million in restitution and to forfeit the same amount.
Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of lying to banks throughout metro Atlanta to obtain $36 million in loans and hiding their income from the Internal Revenue Service to avoid paying more than $500,000 in federal taxes.
The couple's former accountant, Peter Tarantino, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and two counts of aiding the filing of false tax returns. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison and ordered to pay a $35,000 fine.