Like Julie & Todd Chrisley, ‘Real Housewives’ star Jen Shah to get early release from prison
The couple known for “Chrisley Knows Best,” currently serving time for tax evasion, will get an early release from prison − and they’re not the only reality TV stars with a reduced sentence.
A “Real Housewives” star serving time for running a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme also will be released early from prison. Here’s what we know about Julie and Todd Chrisley, Jen Shah of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” and other celebrities that have had reduced prison sentences.
Julie and Todd Chrisley from ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ in prison for tax evasion
It’s been almost a year since Julie and Todd Chrisley began their prison sentences for bank fraud. But instead of the respective seven- and 12-year sentences, each has had their prison time slightly reduced.
The Chrisleys, who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons, gained fame with their USA Network reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed their tight-knit, boisterous family and the Chrisleys’ lavish lifestyle in Atlanta and Nashville. The show drew in more than 2 million viewers by its eighth season and inspired spin-offs such as “Growing Up Chrisley” and “According to Chrisley.”
The Chrisleys traded their luxurious lifestyle for prison time in January 2023. Prosecutors said the reality TV couple was driven by greed as they engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and then hid their wealth from tax authorities.
Julie Chrisley, 50, is serving her prison sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, an “administrative security federal medical center with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp,” the prison’s website says. According to a Federal Bureau of Prisons records search, Julie Chrisley’s prison release date is Sept. 4, 2028. Her sentence was reduced by 15 months.
Her 55-year-old husband Todd Chrisley is serving time at FPC Pensacola, described on its site as a “minimum security federal prison camp.” A check on the Federal Bureau of Prisons shows Todd Chrisley will be released Dec. 8, 2032.
