{"id":2214106,"date":"2024-04-05T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-finds-todd-chrisley-liable-for-libel-and-orders-he-pay-755000\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T19:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T23:07:05","slug":"jury-finds-todd-chrisley-liable-for-libel-and-orders-he-pay-755000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-finds-todd-chrisley-liable-for-libel-and-orders-he-pay-755000\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Chrisley was held responsible for defamation by a jury and was directed to pay $755,000 in damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-finds-todd-chrisley-liable-for-libel-and-orders-he-pay-755000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2214106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal \u2063jury found Todd Chrisley guilty of slander and libel towards\u2062 a \u2062Georgia Department of Revenue\u2064 agent. Chrisley, already serving a 10-year sentence for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-russian-backed-ukrainian-oligarch-bought-two-california-condos-used-convoluted-scheme-to-get-around-u-s-sanctions\/\" title=\"DOJ: Russian-Backed Ukrainian Oligarch Bought Two California Condos, Used Convoluted Scheme To Get Around U.S. Sanctions\">bank fraud conspiracy<\/a>, is facing additional legal challenges. His wife, Julie, is also incarcerated. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-warns-of-travel-delays-due-to-spring-break-and-solar-eclipse\/\" title=\"FAA cautions about spring break and solar eclipse causing travel delays\">summary effectively highlights<\/a>\u2062 the\u2063 key\u200c points regarding \u200cTodd Chrisley&#8217;s \u200dlegal troubles and his current situation, including\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\">guilty verdict<\/a> for \u2064defamation, previous conviction for bank fraud conspiracy, and the incarceration of his wife, Julie.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A federal jury found Todd Chrisley liable for slander and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/libel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>libel<\/a> against a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> Department of Revenue agent Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Chrisley is a year into his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2452406\/todd-and-julie-chrisley-slated-to-end-prison-sentence-sooner-than-expected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ten-year sentence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">10-year prison sentence<\/a><\/a> following his previous conviction of conspiracy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-fraudulently-claimed-coronavirus-relief-funds-then-faked-his-suicide-to-avoid-prosecution-now-hes-agreed-to-plead-guilty\/\" title=\"He Fraudulently Claimed Coronavirus Relief Funds, Then Faked His Suicide To Avoid Prosecution. Now He\u2019s Agreed To Plead Guilty.\">commit bank fraud<\/a>, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and tax fraud.\u00a0His wife, Julie, is also in prison for the same conviction, in addition to charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Amid their legal troubles, Todd Chrisley began posting about DOR investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze on social media, which the jury chalked up to libel.<\/p>\n<p>The jury ordered Chrisley to pay Doherty-Heinze $350,000 in compensatory damages plus $170,000 in punitive damages, and attorney\u2019s fees which added up to $755,000. Despite his previous convictions, as this case happened in civil court, this is the first fine issued to Chrisley.<\/p>\n<p>Since their sentencing, the three shows associated with the couple, <em>Chrisley\u00a0Knows Best,<\/em> <em>Growing Up\u00a0Chrisley<\/em>, and <em>Love Limo<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/chrisley-family-sees-total-tv-cancellation-after-sentencing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been canceled<\/a>. Their longest-running reality show, <em>Chrisley\u00a0Knows Bes<\/em>t, was going on its 10th season.<\/p>\n<p>Their daughter Savannah Chrisley has started her own YouTube channel where she reads letters that her mother writes in jail. In her most recent video this week, she <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Rag3cX-Mk-Q?si=BaLNnjSInjVWZGh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"alluded\">alluded<\/a> that there was \u201cgovernment misconduct\u201d and \u201cprosecutor\u2019s misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both Chrisleys are appealing their convictions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Fulton County, Georgia. The courtroom will be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The next time the Chrisleys are due in court is April 19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Chrisley was found guilty of defamation against a Georgia Department of Revenue agent by a federal jury. Already serving a 10-year sentence for bank fraud conspiracy, defrauding the U.S., and tax fraud, Chrisley now faces additional consequences. His wife, Julie, is serving time as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2214107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22324502663296-1024x824.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2214106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP22324502663296-1024x824.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2214106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2214107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2214106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2214106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2214106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}