Why Todd and Julie Chrisley Landed a $1 Million Settlement

A much-needed win for Todd and Julie Chrisley,
who landed a million-dollar settlement from the state of Georgia,
as the couple approaches a solemn milestone—
one full year behind bars.

“We are suing the state of Georgia and Josh Waits,
the investigator who started all this,” Todd told ET about the lawsuit.

Back in 2021, he and Julie were convicted the next year
for bank fraud and tax evasion.

“The problem in this situation is that
because of their celebrity status,
I think that they’ve been singled out.”

ET has confirmed the Chrisleys’
“Knows Best” stars are getting a million dollars
stemming from their misconduct allegations
against one of the state’s investigators,
whom they claimed unfairly targeted
the famous family for well being famous.

“Do you think that you would be facing
all of these legal issues, family issues,
if it weren’t for the reality show and becoming famous?”

“I wouldn’t think so,
because then nobody would care who we are.
I mean, you know,
you’re not on television every day,
running on three networks,
in repeat over and over and over for nine years.”

In a statement, their attorneys called the settlement
an encouraging sign,
because “God didn’t bring us this far
to drop us out.”

After a highly unusual criminal case
that had real problems,
citing the initial focus on Todd’s eldest daughter, Lindsay,
“If you want to speak,
then you have to be accepting of the fact
that the other side is going to have something to say too.”

The lawsuit alleged investigators wanted information from Lindsay Chrisley,
and that she was later given her family’s classified tax docs.

“Do you think she stabbed the family in the back?”
“Mhm, and I’m not saying that
for anything other than factual purposes.”

Savannah Chrisley last year detailing her feud with Lindsay
on the “Vile Files.”
The half-sisters unfollowed each other on social media
as Savannah parents her younger siblings,
Grayson and Chloe,
while also working to appeal
their mom and dad’s guilty verdict.

“I just think she got herself in a mess
that she tried to find her way out of.
That was a difficult way to find your way out.”

“Do you think there’s any hope for reconciliation
between you and Lindsay,
and Lindsay and the rest of the family?”
“I don’t know, just because now
I’m left without two parents,
and she did help to contribute to it.

Hopefully, things go in our favor
and they’ll be home sooner than later.”

Meanwhile, an appeals court will hear oral arguments
from the family’s legal team in April.

“Do you think they’ll be home soon?”
“I know how hard I’m fighting,
and so I hope and pray.
Um, obviously, nothing has gone in our favor whatsoever,
so I just hope literally every day.
I’m just like, I pray for this panel of judges
that looks over this appeal
and sees all the errors
that occurred within the court system.

And so I’m hoping,
and I am, in my heart of hearts,
believe they will.
And if they are,
it will be like the happiest day ever.”