Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty; Danielle Del Valle/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty; Danielle Del Valle/Getty
Savannah Chrisleyis finding the irony inTodd Chrisleyteaching finance classes to reduce his prison sentence.
During an episode of theUnlocked with Savannah Chrisleypodcast, the 26-year-old eponymous host revealed that her parents Todd andJulie Chrisley— who are currently serving prison sentences forbank and wire fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracycharges — have been teaching classes to reduce their time in prison through the First Step Act.
According to theChrisley Knows Bestalum, the First Step Act was established to assist prisoners with their readmission into society after serving their sentences through taking and teaching courses in prison.
Julie Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley.Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Vivian Zink/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
“Dad’s definitely taught some classes too,” Savannah said, while sharing how her parents have taken classes, and also begun teaching them, to earn more credits. “Trauma is one of them. I think another one was a financial class, which how ironic?”
She added, “I know [Julie] definitely taught classes, like she taught a real estate class, she’s got all these certificates from teaching and completing classes and all these things. Overachiever Julie is… always been.”
In September, PEOPLE confirmed that Todd, 54, and Julie, 50, had already beengranted reduced sentences.
Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley.Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty
Kevin Mazur/ACMA2017/Getty
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' online inmate search system, the Chrisley family patriarch will now leave the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola on Jan. 22, 2033, which is nearly two years before his original 12-year sentence was meant to conclude.
The couple wereindictedin August 2019 for12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy, all of whichthey have denied. The couple wascleared of their state tax evasion chargein Georgia in October 2019 but continued to face federal charges for allegedly evading federal taxes.
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Shortly after the news of their reduced sentences, the Chrisley’s attorney, Jay Surgent, told PEOPLE he was hopeful that the couple’s sentencing times would bereduced even more.
“They were able to get some time off for both of them,” Surgent said, adding that upcoming legal proceedings on Nov. 1 could trim even more time off. “There’s going to be the adoption of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, changes, modifications, recommendations for reduction of sentences for nonviolent offenders. So [I] don’t know at this point in time, but they should be getting two points a piece for that. So that’ll further reduce their sentences.”
source: people.com
