“Chrisley Knows Best” is USA Network’s most-watched original series, but the stars are facing jail time. Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of tax fraud fraud and tax evasion on Tuesday. But have no fear if you are a fan of the show, because the network is keeping it on the air. 

The jury found them guilty on all charges, as they were accused of taking out $30 million in fraudulent bank loans to fund their lifestyle. And now they face 30 years in prison, but they continue to deny any of it is true. A former business partner of Todd’s, Mark Braddock, turned Chrisley and his wife Julie into the FBI.  He told an Atlanta jury that he had an affair with Todd for about a year in the early 2000s. After their intimate relationship ended, they had formed a “brotherhood” and were close friends until 2012, he testified.

While Braddock was working for Chrisley’s foreclosure management company, Chrisley Asset Management, they started receiving anonymous text messages threatening to expose them for fraud, as well as out their secret affair, Braddock testified.  They paid off the blackmailer with $38,000. Braddock testified it was his feelings for Todd even after their affair that motivated him to commit bank fraud for them. Prosecutors said the banks caught on to them, and the Chrisleys filed for bankruptcy allowing them to walk away from $20 million in debt.

 

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