Reality TV stars (“Chrisley Knows Best”)
Todd & Julie Chrisley
a.k.a. “Chrisley Knows Pardons”
A jury convicted them of bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd got 12 years and Julie got 7. Their daughter took the case to the 2024 Republican National Convention. In May 2025 the President called her personally to say her parents were pardoned.
Rap sheet
- Convicted of
- Conspiracy to commit bank fraud; bank fraud; conspiracy to defraud the IRS; tax evasion. Julie was also convicted of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. [1][3]
- Court
- Northern District of Georgia [1]
- Owed
- Todd: $17,270,741.57 restitution. Julie: $4,740,645.04 (as amended). The two orders may overlap. [1]
- Granted
- Full and unconditional pardons, May 28, 2025 [2]
The receipt
Gold is money that was reportedly spent near the President’s orbit. Red is what the grant wiped away. We list what was reported and when. We don’t claim one caused the other. How we count.
Timeline
- June 7, 2022 The law Convicted by a jury in Atlanta. [3]
- November 21, 2022 The law Sentenced: 12 years for Todd, 7 for Julie. [3]
- July 16, 2024 Meanwhile Daughter Savannah Chrisley tells the Republican National Convention her family was persecuted by “rogue prosecutors.” [4]
- May 28, 2025 The pardon Both pardoned. [2]
- June 2025 Meanwhile Their attorney suggests they may try to recover restitution already paid. [5]
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Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0
Detective’s notes
CommentaryNo donations on file. The currency here was a convention speech, a TV audience and a daughter who made the case on prime time.
Not only did they stop paying, they asked about a refund.
Sources
- Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump, 2025–present (archived Sept. 20, 2026)
- Signed clemency warrant: Todd Chrisley
- Television personalities sentenced to years in federal prison for fraud and tax evasion (archived)
- Reality star Savannah Chrisley speaks at the RNC about her parents
- Trump’s pardons shortchanged fraud victims millions in restitution