{"id":15667,"date":"2025-11-19T08:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=15667"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T08:04:39","slug":"savannah-chrisley-says-she-almost-went-to-jail-after-failing-to-declare-items-to-customs-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=15667","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Chrisley Says She \u2018Almost Went to Jail\u2019 After Failing to Declare Items to Customs Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah Chrisley had a stressful situation in customs when coming back from Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShould we tell my story about how I almost went to jail?\u201d Savannah, 28, asked her dad, Todd Chrisley, on the Tuesday, November 18, episode of her \u201cUnlocked\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Todd Knows All! (feat. Todd Chrisley) | Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley Ep. 162\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ioZ-bYAQoJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd, 56, joked he would \u201cprefer\u201d if they wouldn\u2019t talk about any of their family members going to jail, seemingly making reference to his and wife\u00a0<strong>Julie Chrisley<\/strong>\u2019s time behind bars. (The couple was convicted on federal charges of tax evasion, bank and wire fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison before being pardoned by President\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u00a0in May.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-504-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15668\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-504-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-504-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-504-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-504.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her dad\u2019s quip, Savannah continued to and explain that she got in trouble while going through United States customs following her European vacation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo I didn\u2019t know, and this is just a PSA for people. When you are traveling, you have to declare if you make purchases overseas, which I did,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI declared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah shared that when you go abroad, you are asked by customs agents how much you spent during her trip. The Chrisley Knows Best alum confessed that she provided an estimated number because it can be difficult to keep track of all the purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI gave them a number and I didn\u2019t know it was this serious,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-511-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-511-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-511-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-511.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After giving them an estimate, Savannah was asked by the agent to step to the side to go \u201cthrough a different process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo I go over and the guy goes, \u2018So how much did you say?\u2019 And I told him,\u201d she reflected. \u201cKeep in mind, I handed all my receipts to them and the products. And he goes, \u2018Your number is far off.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd quipped, \u201cShocker.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-chrisley-on-spending-habits-prior-to-family-legal-issue\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-chrisley-on-spending-habits-prior-to-family-legal-issue\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-512.png 886w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-512-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-512-768x757.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah noted that she apologized to the agent and explained that she \u201cwasn\u2019t really keeping track\u201d of how much she spent while visiting \u201cfour or five different countries.\u201d The agent then warned her he could \u201cseize\u201d all the \u201cbelongings\u201d she bought during her vacation and fine her $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was sweating, I was sweating bullets,\u201d she said. \u201c[My brother] Grayson and his girlfriend [<strong>Skylar Ehlinger<\/strong>], she felt my back after she died laughing \u2018cause that sweatshirt was soaked. I was like, \u2018Oh my god, I\u2019m about to go to prison right now. Now this is not fun.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-513.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd joked that Savannah was throwing out the word prison too much to his liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re not going to prison for that,\u201d Todd explained. Savannah argued that she could have been detained, but Todd reminded her that the process \u201cwas not prison.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah ultimately got the issue worked out with another customs agent who was \u201cvery nice\u201d to her. The podcaster confessed that she asked what kind of items they had seized, and the agent shared that there was a taxidermied lion and drugs, which they find just about every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was freaking out, if I had gotten my stuff confiscated, you would have seen me on the news,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the experience of coming home was nerve-racking for Savannah, she shared she had a good time, especially in Amsterdam and Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Chrisley had a stressful situation in customs when coming back from Europe. \u201cShould we tell my story about how I almost went to jail?\u201d Savannah, 28, asked her dad, Todd Chrisley, on the Tuesday, November 18, episode of her \u201cUnlocked\u201d podcast. Todd, 56, joked he would \u201cprefer\u201d if they wouldn\u2019t talk about any of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1697],"tags":[1763,1762,1720,1766],"class_list":["post-15667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-chrisleys-back-to-reality","tag-chrisley-back-to-reality","tag-chrisley-family","tag-savannah-chrisley","tag-todd-chrisley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15681,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15667\/revisions\/15681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}