{"id":15855,"date":"2025-11-24T04:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=15855"},"modified":"2025-11-24T04:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:40:54","slug":"todd-chrisley-reveals-why-he-has-no-remorse-after-tax-fraud-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=15855","title":{"rendered":"Todd Chrisley Reveals Why He Has No Remorse After Tax Fraud Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley\u2019s presidential pardons, the\u00a0<em>Growing Up Chrisley<\/em>\u00a0patriarch explained why he didn\u2019t have any remorse after their 2022 convictions.<\/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 Chrisley: \u2018I would have remorse if it was something that I did\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wUIY_uIQsOI?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\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=15520\">Todd Chrisley<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is standing by his and <strong>Julie Chrisley<\/strong>\u2019s innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the\u00a0<em>Growing Up Chrisley<\/em>\u00a0patriarch and his wife\u00a0were pardoned\u00a0by President\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, he vehemently denied committing tax evasion and wire fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would have remorse if it was something that I did,\u201d Todd\u2014who, along with his wife, was convicted at trial in 2022 after pleading not guilty\u2014explained\u00a0during a May 30 press conference. \u201cThe corruption that went on in our case is going to continue to unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While he didn\u2019t provide further details about their future legal plans, he did address Julie\u2019s September 2024 apology from her resentencing hearing, in which the judge ultimately upheld her seven-year prison sentence. (Todd and Julie were set to be released in 2032 and 2028, respectively.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-624-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-624-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-624-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-624-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-624.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou&#8217;re placed in a position as a defendant to bow down and kiss the ass of the Department of Justice,\u201d Todd told reporters, \u201cand accept responsibility for things that you did not do in order to avoid a stronger sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being incarcerated for over two years, the reality star praised their daughter Savannah Chrisley\u2014who took legal guardianship of her younger siblings Grayson, 18, and Chloe, 11, after their arrest\u2014for advocating on their behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;She has fought a long fight, and for any parent to see their child fight this hard, it&#8217;s a double-edged sword,\u201d he reflected. \u201cIt&#8217;s a blessing, and then your heart breaks because your child has been placed in that position to fight for you, when, as a parent, you&#8217;re supposed to fight for your children.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a sentiment that the White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson, who helped facilitate their release, echoed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe celebrity part really didn\u2019t play a role in this,\u201d she explained on NewsNation Live. \u201cI\u2019m going to say that if they did not have a daughter like Savannah who was out there fighting for them, they would not have been pardoned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-621.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15867\" style=\"width:839px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-621.png 634w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-621-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis woman has worked relentlessly for her parents,\u201d Alice\u2014whose sentence was commuted by Trump in 2018 after&nbsp;<strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong>\u2019s criminal justice reform campaign\u2014said. \u201cI know that everyone in prison wishes they had an advocate like Savannah Chrisley.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Savannah\u2019s part, she emphasized that she had \u201cdone everything\u201d in her \u201cpower to fight\u201d for Julie and Todd\u2014who are also parents to son&nbsp;<strong>Chase Chrisley<\/strong>, 28, as well as Todd and ex-wife&nbsp;<strong>Teresa Terry<\/strong>\u2019s kids&nbsp;<strong>Lindsie Chrisley<\/strong>, 35, and&nbsp;<strong>Kyle Chrisley<\/strong>, 33\u2014to come home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis moment is the answer to countless prayers, and I am beyond grateful to President Trump for seeing the truth and restoring my family,\u201d she continued in her statement to E! News. \u201cToday is a victory for our family, but the fight against wrongful convictions and injustice within our prison system is far from over. I will continue to use my voice and platform to advocate for those who do not have one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a closer look at Todd and Julie\u2019s legal battle, keep reading and tune into&nbsp;<em>E!<\/em>&nbsp;on June 1 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to catch up on&nbsp;<em>Chrisley Knows Best<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-622.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15868\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-622.png 634w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-622-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indicted on Tax Evasion and Other Charges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Todd&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Julie Chrisley<\/strong>&nbsp;were indicted on 12 counts by a federal grand jury in Atlanta in August 2019 on charges included wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to a document obtained by NBC News.&nbsp;Prosecutors claimed fraud began in the mid-aughts\u2014inclusive of evading nearly $2 million in state taxes between 2008 and 2016 and hiding over $1 million dollars from the IRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day before the indictment was issued, Todd maintained he and his wife were innocent, and instead said a trusted employee had been stealing from and blackmailing the couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have nothing to hide and have done nothing to be ashamed of,&#8221; he wrote in a\u00a0statement\u00a0posted to Instagram. &#8220;Not only do we know we&#8217;ve done nothing wrong, but we&#8217;ve got a ton of hard evidence and bunch of corroborating witnesses that proves it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley\u2019s presidential pardons, the\u00a0Growing Up Chrisley\u00a0patriarch explained why he didn\u2019t have any remorse after their 2022 convictions. Todd Chrisley\u00a0is standing by his and Julie Chrisley\u2019s innocence. After the\u00a0Growing Up Chrisley\u00a0patriarch and his wife\u00a0were pardoned\u00a0by President\u00a0Donald Trump, he vehemently denied committing tax evasion and wire fraud. \u201cI would have remorse if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1697],"tags":[1763,2001,1833,1766],"class_list":["post-15855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-chrisleys-back-to-reality","tag-chrisley-back-to-reality","tag-chrisley-confessions-2-0","tag-julie-chrisley-2","tag-todd-chrisley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15855","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=15855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15872,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15855\/revisions\/15872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}