Julie Chrisley could soon end her 27-year marriage to husband Todd, with insiders claiming her friends are ‘certain’ she will divorce her incarcerated husband for convincing her to go along with his ‘foolproof plan’ – which ultimately landed them both behind bars.
The reality TV couple was found guilty of tax evasion and bank fraud totaling $30 million in June 2022, with Todd sentenced to twelve years and Julie seven, both on probation for sixteen months, although their sentences were later reduced.
Julie, 50, is reportedly questioning her marriage to Todd, 54, who insiders say convinced her they would ‘never go to jail’.
“Julie’s friends are certain she will eventually divorce Todd for convincing her to go along with his foolproof plan that landed them in jail,” a source close to the fallen reality TV couple exclusively told to DailyMail.com.
Julie Chrisley, 50, is said to be considering divorce after a failed ‘foolproof plan’ orchestrated by her husband Todd Chrisley, 54, landed them behind bars
Todd, pictured with Julie in 2017, feels “hopeless and completely broken behind bars,” a source told DailyMail.com
DailyMail.com was previously told that the criminally convicted matriarch of Chrisley Knows Best ‘cries all day every day’ in her prison in Lexington, Kentucky (pictured)
The pair, famous for Chrisley Knows Best, received a reduced sentence in September. Julie will now serve five and a half years at Federal Medical Center Lexington, while Todd will serve 10 years in a federal prison in Pensacola, Florida.
The father of five reportedly feels “majorly betrayed by the US government” after speaking out about alleged inhumane prison conditions, including a lack of air conditioning in summer and heat in winter, as well as mold. , plumbing problems, insect infestations and even snakes.
“He is hopeless and completely broken,” the source said of the real estate mogul. ‘He spends his days in seclusion because many prisoners don’t like him because he talks about prison conditions.
“Todd preaches to anyone who will listen. But he’s only making things worse for himself. No matter what he does, he’s still going to be in prison for the next ten years.”
DailyMail.com has reached out to both Todd and Julie’s reps.
It comes months after Julie was reportedly ‘broken’ behind bars as she was consumed with remorse over the role she played in the fraudulent scheme.
‘She’s devastated. She is not doing well at all,” a separate source previously told DailyMail.com. “She can’t imagine being locked up for years and feels she has let her family down.”
The insider added Julie “regrets what she did in the name of fame,” adding that the ex-reality matriarch had lost all hope that the pair would manage to make a successful appeal.
Divorce reports started circulating after one of Todd’s former business partners, Mark Braddock, (pictured) claimed they had had a secret gay affair
Todd (seen in 2022) ‘spends his days in isolation’ according to source who claimed he feels ‘betrayed by the US government’
Todd and Julie’s daughter Savannah Chrisley, 26 – who is currently competing in Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test – has been extremely candid about her parents’ difficult situation.
In a recent interview with Entertainment tonight the beauty pageant queen said “a lot of retaliation was taken” against her father for speaking out — and that Pensacola security guards targeted him.
She also shut down previous reports that her mother had hired legal counsel to file for divorce.
In September, National researcher reported that the confession of Todd’s former business partners, Mark Braddock – who claimed he was involved in a secret homosexual love affair with the father of five – played a role in her decision.
Todd denied Mark’s claims, labeling him a “liar” and insisting he made up “the whole thing.”
Addressing the article, Savannah emphasized, “No, my mother did not hire a lawyer. If she had, it would have been through me. So that whole story is a lie.
‘I was visiting my mother this weekend and she was crying because she missed my father so much.
“So to the people feeding these outlets false stories, karma is abo***h and it will come back to bite you.”
The couple (pictured here after a 2019 trial) were found guilty of participating in a $30 million tax fraud and sentenced to twelve and seven years in prison respectively.
Todd and Julie pictured with Savannah and her niece Chloe and brother Grayson, both of whom she is guardian
Todd’s attorney, Jay Surgent, told a lot RadarOnline that Todd and Julie were “more in love than ever” and that their “struggles and hardships” have brought them even closer.
“I can assure you that there is no way Todd and Julie are moving toward divorce,” he said. “In fact, I can confirm that today Julie is more in love with Todd than ever.
“She makes statements like she wishes she could just be there to make sure he’s eating, or that she could just check on him to make sure he’s okay.”
He continued, “By the same token, Todd is madly in love with Julie. His first questions on every phone call are about her and her well-being.”
The couple recently received oral arguments in their appeal to overturn their convictions.
Savannah once again took to Instagram to share her joy.
She revealed that oral arguments would begin the week of March 25, 2024, adding that “only about six percent of cases submitted for oral arguments are accepted.”
‘So this is big news. We’re going to discuss why mom and dad need to be home,” she said on her Instagram Story.
‘The briefing has been written and the panel may already be leaning towards a decision. A plea is therefore an opportunity to affirm the panel’s decision in your favor, or perhaps your last chance to save your case,” she wrote in the caption.
Their appeal was denied in July, but they quickly filed another attempt — their last attempt before having to go to the Supreme Court, something Surgent said they were prepared to do if necessary.
“Todd and Julie Chrisley will take this to the Supreme Court if their appeal is denied by the 11th Circuit Court. Absolute. 100 percent,” he told Ny Breaking.com at the time.
“If the Supreme Court agrees to hear their case, it will take six to 18 months. But it’s very difficult to get a case there.
‘And if the Supreme Court rejects their appeal, then so be it. They are out of options. Unfortunately, that’s how our legal system works.’
He said his clients’ Eighth Amendment rights were “clearly violated” during the appeals process, and emphasized that the Chrisleys’ home detention request “hadn’t even been processed.”
A separate source told DailyMail.com at the time that the TV stars were terrified at the idea of losing their appeal as it “would mean living in their hellish prison for at least another year.”
Savannah has become a voice for the persecuted patriarch, claiming her father has had trouble setting up phone calls with his lawyer, describing it as a “big thing.”
‘It’s an unrecorded phone call where you can talk to your lawyer about the things that are happening to you, [and] they won’t let him do that,” she claimed to Entertainment Tonight.
Since coming forward with her allegations of abuse, Savannah has shared a “whistleblower letter” she received about unsafe working conditions at the facility where her father is being held.
Todd and Julie with their granddaughter Chloe in 2017, who they took in after her father Kyle Chrisley – Todd and Julie’s son – battled addiction
Savannah shared on Instagram an excerpt from Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Collette S. Peters from a September document that said, “We work to create and foster a culture where every employee and person in our custody knows that they can come forward without fear of revenge.
“If retaliation does occur, we will also hold those individuals responsible.”
The devoted daughter tagged a number of lawmakers in the post.
Savannah also said that living conditions for Julie are pretty bad, although she hasn’t been targeted as often as Todd reportedly has been.
“Some of the male guards definitely talk down to the women [in jail]. They make them feel like trash.” she told ET.
Todd and Julie began their prison sentences in January after being convicted on federal charges including tax fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.