Appeals Court Tosses Reality TV Star Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence

A federal appeals court dismissed reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s prison sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion, ordering a lower court to recalculate her sentence. Ms. Chrisley and her husband Todd Chrisley, who were stars of the reality television show “Chrisley Knows Best,” were convicted in 2022 of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans, in addition to being found guilty of tax evasion by not disclosing their earnings. In addition to the Chrisleys, their accountant, Peter Tarantino, also stood trial and was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and falsification of tax documents relating to the couple....