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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid> Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.reality Subject: Re: Imprisoned Reality Star Todd Chrisley Slandered Georgia Revenue Agent, Must Pay Her $755,000, Jury Finds Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 11:55:00 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 75 Message-ID: <uuphe4$1hpqv$2@dont-email.me> References: <uupgg5$1hk4a$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:55:01 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f9c9fab5f89e13193ea5210879b72b63"; logging-data="1632095"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/Gu9kSSgYvkoQ/lBo6rEyj" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:v1Z0ttqXPliaK9HXuAf+eBCtr50= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <uupgg5$1hk4a$2@dont-email.me> Bytes: 5037 On 4/5/24 11:39 AM, Ubiquitous wrote: > Former reality TV star Todd Chrisley – who is already in prison for financial > crimes – was just ordered by a federal jury to pay a Georgia Department of > Revenue (GDOR) agent hundreds of thousands of dollars for defamation. > > DOR investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze claimed in court documents that Chrisley > “began a social media campaign against the GDOR and certain of its employees, > contending that the investigation was illegal and improperly motivated,” > according to documents obtained by WSB-TV. Chrisley “began attacking” the > agent, “accusing her of a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing.” > > On Thursday, a federal jury determined Chrisley was responsible for libeling > and slandering Doherty-Heinze, and ordered him to pay the agent $350,000 in > compensatory damages and $170,000 in punitive damages, in addition to > attorney’s fees. In total, Chrisley now owes Doherty-Heinze around $755,000. Excellent!! > In November 2022, Chrisley and his wife, Julie, were sentenced to prison > after being convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, tax > fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. In addition, Julie was > also convicted on a charge of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. > > Judge Eleanor L. Ross of U.S. District Court in Atlanta sentenced Todd to 12 > years in prison followed by three years of probation, CNN reported. Ross > sentenced Julie to seven years in prison followed by three years of > probation. In addition, the couple will have to pay restitution for their > crimes, though the exact amount is unknown at this time, The New York Times > reported at the time. > > Todd Chrisley made a fortune through Chrisley Asset Management, a real estate > company he founded in Georgia, The Daily Wire previously reported. The > success of the business combined with Todd’s personality and large family > made him a perfect candidate for reality TV, which led to “Chrisley Knows > Best.” > > Even before the Chrisleys began their reality show in 2014, they had > financial problems. In 2012, Todd filed for bankruptcy protection. Explaining > the filing, his lawyer told People, “He guaranteed a real estate development > loan and it failed. He was on the hook for $30 million. If he hadn’t had that > happen, he would have been fine, financially.” > > The Department of Justice (DOJ), however, explained that the Chrisleys — > prior to their reality show — “conspired to defraud community banks in the > Atlanta area to obtain more than $30 million in personal loans.” > > With the help of a business partner, Mark Braddock, the Chrisleys “submitted > false bank statements, audit reports, and personal financial statements to > banks to obtain the millions of dollars in fraudulent loans,” the DOJ wrote. > > In 2017, the couple’s problems expanded. WSB-TV reported at the time that the > Chrisleys owed nearly $800,000 in taxes to the state of Georgia and had > declared their residency on numerous public records before moving to > Nashville, Tennessee, in 2016. > > In 2018, Todd sued Homebanc Mortgage Corporation, Radar Online reported, > alleging a “former business partner” forged Todd’s name on the mortgage and > made some payments on his behalf. Todd also claimed that the same business > partner was the reason he had to file for bankruptcy protection in 2012. > > In 2019, the Chrisleys were indicted. After a three-week trial in 2022, the > couple was convicted. > > In January, the couple was awarded a $1 million settlement after suing the > former Director of Special Investigations of the state’s Department of > Revenue, alleging he targeted the family after they were cleared of a state > tax evasion charge. > > The couple is still appealing their fraud and tax evasion convictions. > > -- > Let's go Brandon! >