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Subject: Imprisoned Reality Star Todd Chrisley Slandered Georgia Revenue Agent, Must Pay Her $755,000, Jury Finds
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:39:00 -0400
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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.

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.

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