Tiger King has been begging Donald Trump to be pardoned since his last administration, but he is still sitting in prison, and his husband has just been deported.
While his story is sad, another reality star’s is not. Actually, two stars because today he pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley. He called their daughter, Savannah, to tell her the good news.
They were convicted on June 7, 2022. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia explained for what in the press release: “Following a three-week trial, a federal jury found Todd and Julie Chrisley guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million of fraudulent loans. The jury also convicted Todd and Julie Chrisley and their accountant, Peter Tarantino, of a number of tax crimes, including conspiring to defraud the IRS. The Chrisleys were found guilty of tax evasion, and Peter Tarantino was found guilty of filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the Chrisleys’ company. The jury also found Julie Chrisley guilty of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.”
They were said to have hidden the money from their reality show, Chrisley Knows Best, from the IRS. Todd did not file tax returns or pay any taxes in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. He still owed them money when their reality show began filming. Not wanting the money to be seized by the government, he put the money in Julie’s name only.
On November 22, 2022, they were sentenced. Todd was given 12 years, while his wife got 7. They have been in prison since January 22, 2003.
It is good to be rich, white, Republican people who break federal laws while Trump is president.
The timing is perfect because last week, Lifetime greenlit a series about the family. According to People, “The Chrisleys don’t know best anymore, but they’re doing their best to be there for each other. The family faces the challenge of carrying on the Chrisley name and legacy on their own with only phone calls and brief visits with their incarcerated parents.”
Right now, you can hear a lot of moaning over at Lifetime because their reality show just got a million times better. And that makes me so sad. They should not be rewarded for their crimes.
UPDATE: Savannah Chrisley responded to her parents being freed. To see what she said, then
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