EXCLUSIVE: Julie Chrisley could DIVORCE ‘broken and hopeless’ husband Todd for convincing her to go along with his ‘foolproof’ tax fraud scheme that landed them BOTH in prison – after he promised her they’d ‘never go to jail’

• Todd, 54, is currently serving a 10-year sentence in Pensacola, Florida
• Julie, 50, was sentenced to seven years in Lexington, Kentucky 
• The couple were charged with bank fraud and tax evasion among other charges
• READ HERE: Todd Chrisley’s marriage to wife Julie rocked by explosive gay love affair claims made in court by his former business partner Mark Braddock

Julie Chrisley could soon end her 27-year marriage to husband Todd, with insiders claiming her friends are ‘certain’ she will divorce her incarcerated spouse for convincing her to go along with his ‘foolproof plan’ – which ultimately landed them both behind bars. 

The reality TV couple were found guilty of committing tax evasion and bank fraud totaling $30 million back in June 2022, with Todd sentenced to 12 years and Julie seven, both with 16 months of probation, although their sentences were later reduced. 

Julie, 50, is reportedly questioning her marriage to Todd, 54, who insiders claim convinced her that they would ‘never go to jail’.

‘Julie’s friends are certain that she will eventually divorce Todd for convincing her to go along with his foolproof plan that landed them in prison,’ a source close to the fallen reality TV couple told DailyMail.com exclusively. 

Julie Chrisley, 50, is said to be considering divorce after a failed ‘foolproof plan’ orchestrated by her husband Todd Chrisley, 54, landed them behind bars 

Todd, pictured with Julie in 2017, is ‘feeling hopeless and completely broken’ behind bars,’ a source told DailyMail.com

DailyMail.com was previously told that the criminally convicted Chrisley Knows Best matriarch ‘cries all day every day’ inside her prison in Lexington, Kentucky (pictured)

The pair, famed for Chrisley Knows Best, had their sentences reduced in September. Julie will now serve five and a half years in Federal Medical Center Lexington, while Todd will serve out 10 years in a federal prison in Pensacola, Florida.

The father-of-five reportedly feels ‘massively betrayed by the US government’ after speaking out about the alleged inhumane conditions inside prison, which are said to include a lack of air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter, as well as mold, plumbing issues, insect infestations and even snakes.

‘He is hopeless and completely broken,’ the source said of the real estate tycoon. ‘He spends his days in isolation because a lot of the prisoners don’t like him due to the fact he has been blabbing about the prison conditions.

‘Todd is preaching to anyone who will listen. But he is only making things worse for himself. Regardless of what he does, he is still stuck in jail for the next decade.’

DailyMail.com has contacted reps for both Todd and Julie. 

It comes months after Julie was said to be ‘broken down’ behind bars, having been consumed by remorse over the role she played in the fraudulent scheme.

‘She has broken down. She is not doing well at all,’ a separate source previously told DailyMail.com. ‘She cannot fathom how she will spend years being locked up and feels that she let her family down.’

The insider added that Julie ‘regrets what she did in the name of fame,’ adding that the ex-reality matriarch had lost all hope that the pair will manage to pull off a successful appeal.

Divorce reports circulated after one of Todd’s former business partners, Mark Braddock, (pictured) alleged they had had a secret gay affair

Todd (seen in 2022) ‘spends his days in isolation’ according to a source who claimed he feels ‘betrayed by the US government’

Todd and Julie’s daughter Savannah Chrisley, 26 – who is currently a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test – has been extremely outspoken about her parents dire situation.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight the beauty pageant queen said ‘there’s been a lot of retaliation’ against her father for speaking out – and that the guards at Pensacola have targeted him.

She also shut down previous reports that her mother had hired a legal counsel to file for divorce.

In September, National Enquirer reported that the bombshell confession by Todd’s former business partners, Mark Braddock – who alleged that he had been embroiled in a secret gay love affair with the father-of-five – played a part in her decision.

Todd denied Mark’s claims, branding him a ‘liar’ and insisting that he fabricated ‘everything.’

Addressing the article, Savannah insisted: ‘No, my mother has not hired counsel. If she did, it would have gone through me. So, that whole story is a lie.

‘I just sat with my mother in visitation this weekend and she cried about how much she missed my father.

‘So, for the people giving these outlets false stories, karma’s a b***h and it’s going to come and bite you.’

The couple (pictured here after a trial in 2019) were found guilty of taking part in a $30 million tax fraud scheme and sentenced to 12 and seven years behind bars respectively

Todd and Julie pictured with Savannah and  her niece Chloe and brother Grayson, both of whom she is the guardian of

Todd’s lawyer, Jay Surgent, doubled down, telling RadarOnline that Todd and Julie were ‘more in love than ever’ and that their ‘struggling and hardship’ has actually brought them even closer.

‘I can assure you that in no way are Todd and Julie moving toward divorce,’ he said. ‘In fact, I can confirm that Julie is more in love with Todd today than ever.

‘She makes statements like she wishes she could just be there to make sure he is eating or wishes she could just check on him and make sure he is OK.’

He continued: ‘In the same regard, Todd is madly in love with Julie. His first questions on each call are about her and her wellbeing.’

The couple were recently granted oral argument in their appeal to have their convictions overturned. 

Savannah took to Instagram, again, to share her delight. 

She revealed that oral arguments would begin the week of March 25, 2024, adding ‘only about six per cent of cases that are submitted for oral arguments get accepted.’

‘So this is huge news. We get to go and argue why mom and dad should be home,’ she said on her Instagram story.

‘The briefs are written, and the panel may already be leaning towards a decision. Oral argument, therefore, is an opportunity to cement the panel’s decision in your favor, or perhaps your final chance to save your case,’ she wrote in the caption.

In July, their appeal was denied, but they quickly filed another one – their last attempt before having to turn to the Supreme Court, something Surgent said they were willing to do if needed.

‘Todd and Julie Chrisley will take this to the Supreme Court if their appeal is denied by the 11th Circuit court. Absolutely. 100 per cent,’ he told Dailymail.com at the time.

‘If the Supreme Court agrees to hear their case, it will take anywhere from six months to 18 months. But it is very difficult to get a case there.

‘And if the Supreme Court denies their appeal than that is that. They have no more options. That is how our legal system works, unfortunately.’

He said his clients’ eighth amendment rights were ‘clearly violated’ during the appeals process, and insisted that the Chrisleys’ home confinement application ‘wasn’t even processed.’

A separate source told DailyMail.com at the time that the TV stars were terrified at the idea of losing their appeal because it would ‘mean at least another year of living in their hell hole’ jails.’

Savannah has become a voice for the persecuted patriarch and has alleged that her father has had troubles setting up phone calls with his attorney, describing it as a ‘huge thing’.

‘It’s a non-recorded phone call to where you can speak about the things that are happening to you to your lawyer, [and] they’re not letting him do that,’ she alleged to Entertainment Tonight.

Since coming forward with her charges of mistreatment, Savannah has shared a ‘whistleblower’ letter she received about unsafe working conditions at the facility where her father is being held.

Todd and Julie with their granddaughter Chloe in 2017, who they took in after her father Kyle Chrisley – Todd and Julie’s son – battled addiction

Savannah shared an excerpt on Instagram from Federal Bureau of Prisons director Collette S. Peters from a September document which read: ‘We are working to create and foster a culture where every employee and person in our custody knows that they can come forward without fear of retaliation.

‘If retaliation does occur, we hold those individuals accountable as well.’

The devoted daughter tagged a number of lawmakers on the post.

Savannah also said the living conditions for Julie are pretty dire, although she hasn’t been targeted as much as Todd reportedly has been.

‘Some of the male guards, they definitely speak down on the women [in jail]. They make them feel like garbage.’ she told ET. 

Todd and Julie began their prison stints this January after being convicted on federal charges including tax fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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