Mark Braddock revealed in bombshell court testimony that he had an intimate sexual relationship with Todd Chrisley. When the gay affair ended after almost a year, Braddock turned in the Chrisley Knows Best stars to the FBI for tax fraud.

Prior to that, Todd Chrisley was sued by employees at Chrisley Asset Management by two females and four males. The case was settled out of court reportedly high five figures settlement each.

Todd and Julie Chrisley are now serving a combined 17 years in federal prison.

Maybe they can brush up on their homosexual techniques while they're in there?

The disgraced reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley were found guilty in June 2022 of tax evasion and defrauding community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans, which funded their luxurious lifestyle. Julie Chrisley was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud.

She was originally set to serve her time in the federal prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about two-and-a-half hours away from Pensacola. For reasons unknown, Julie Chrisley was reassigned from the Florida prison to a federal medical center in Kentucky.

2023: The Chrisleys traded their luxurious lifestyle for prison time, turning themselves in to their respective prisons Jan. 17, 2023. Julie Chrisley is serving her prison sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. According to a Federal Bureau of Prisons records search on Jan. 20, 2025, Julie Chrisley's prison release date is March 23, 2028.

Todd Chrisley began serving his 12-year sentence at Federal Medical Center Pensacola. Records show his prison release date is May 27, 2032.

2024: After 18 months, Julie Chrisley's prison sentence was thrown out when federal judges ruled her case had insufficient evidence, according to a June 25, 2024, story in USA TODAY.

In June 2024, judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the judge in Julie Chrisley's 2022 trial miscalculated her sentence and did not find evidence proving her full involvement in the bank fraud scheme for which she was sentenced, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY. The court of appeals upheld Chrisley, her husband Todd Chrisley and their accountant Peter Tarantino's convictions. She was held responsible for the entire fraud. scheme, which began in 2006.

About the same time, Todd Chrisley was fired from his prison job. Jay Surgent, who represents Todd and Julie Chrisley, told NBC's "Today" show that Todd Chrisley was removed from his job at Federal Prison Center Pensacola. Todd Chrisley had volunteered "as an assistant to the chaplain at FPC Pensacola for nearly two years and oversaw the setup of Christian, Jewish and Muslim services," Surgent said in an Oct. 25, 2024, today.com story, adding his client was "disappointed and emotionally offended."

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During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July 2024, Savannah Chrisley gave a speech for Donald Trump, using the platform to address prison

Chase did an interview with The Daily Mail to talk about the situation. At the time, he was accused of assaulting the manager of a bar. "I’m trying to ask him to leave. He’s being a little aggressive, and he actually assaulted me," the manager said on the 911 call. Now, Chase claims that he did not slap the manager and said if he "did" assault the man, he'd make sure he did more than just slap him. “I didn’t slap that dude in Atlanta. That didn’t happen,” he said. “If I was gonna put my hands on somebody I would get my money’s worth. I wouldn’t just get a slap.”

Reality TV often paints an image of luxury and laughter, but behind the scenes of Chrisley Knows Best lurked a darker reality. Todd Chrisley – the flamboyant, fast-talking patriarch – and his estranged son Kyle Chrisley have each faced serious legal troubles across several states. From allegations of domestic violence and drug-fueled incidents to multimillion-dollar fraud schemes, their off-screen lives read like a true crime thriller. This in-depth look chronicles Kyle’s tumultuous criminal history in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma – including his struggles with drugs and violence – alongside the jaw-dropping fraud case that ensnared his father Todd. All findings are drawn from police reports, court records, and credible news sources.

The Chrisley family saga – rife with fake bank documents, drug stashes, fistfights, and Facebook rants – underscores that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction. It’s the story of a Southern gothic version of the American Dream gone wrong. On one side, Todd and Julie Chrisley built a reality-TV empire on the premise of loving, if over-the-top, family values. On the other, they were committing brazen financial crimes that would ultimately destroy that empire.

Welcome to the premier of the Chrisley Knows Prison Podcast