“Unrecognizable!”Julie Chrisley’s SHOCKING New Look After Prison – What REALLY Happened?
Julie Chrisley stepped out with a strikingly different hairstyle in her first public appearance since she and husband Todd Chrisley were pardoned in their tax fraud case by Donald Trump.
Julie Chrisley is making some changes after regaining her freedom.
One day after her release from prison, the Chrisley Knows Best star stepped out in Nashville, Tenn., sporting a drastically different look from before she began serving her sentence in 2023.
During a trip to a local butcher shop May 29, the matriarch’s signature blonde locks were long gone as she debuted a shoulder-length brunette hairstyle with gray roots, as seen in a photo obtained by Fox News Digital. She donned a beige top as she smiled on her way out of the store.
Julie, 52, as well as her husband Todd Chrisley, 56, were granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump May 27 after serving over two years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion. She was subsequently released from a federal prison in Lexington, Ky., May 28, while Todd was released from custody in Pensacola, Fla., the same day.
Prior to the pardon being issued, the couple—who wed in 1996—were set to remain behind bars for several years. Julie was scheduled for release in January 2028, while Todd’s incarceration was due to continue through April 2032.
In the wake of Trump’s clemency, Todd and Julie’s children have expressed their gratitude for the move, with their daughter Savannah Chrisley remarking that her parents “get to start their lives over.”
“I still don’t believe it’s real,” the 27-year-old said in an Instagram video May 27. “I’m freaking out.”
Her brother Chase Chrisley, 28, later shared that he was “grateful to God and extremely grateful to President Trump” for the pardon.
“I’m beyond thankful to finally have my parents back home,” he said in a statement to E! News, “and my family together again!”
Meanwhile, Todd’s estranged kids Lindsie Chrisley and Kyle Chrisley, whom he shares with ex-wife Teresa Terry, have also reacted to the development.
While Lindsie, 35, shared a brief, uplifting social media message, Kyle, 33, described feeling “ecstatic” about his dad’s release and was hopeful for a fresh start.
“I know they can’t wait to get home and just be with family,” he exclusively told E! News, “and I’m going to remain hopeful that another reconciliation is possible.”
For more on Julie and Todd’s legal case, keep reading.
Indicted on Tax Evasion and Other Charges
Todd and Julie Chrisley were indicted on 12 counts by a federal grand jury in Atlanta in August 2019 on charges included wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to a document obtained by NBC News.
Prosecutors claimed fraud began in the mid-aughts—inclusive of evading nearly $2 million in state taxes between 2008 and 2016 and hiding over $1 million dollars from the IRS.
The day before the indictment was issued, Todd maintained he and his wife were innocent, and instead said a trusted employee had been stealing from and blackmailing the couple.
“We have nothing to hide and have done nothing to be ashamed of,” he wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “Not only do we know we’ve done nothing wrong, but we’ve got a ton of hard evidence and bunch of corroborating witnesses that proves it.”
Todd and Julie Found Guilty
It wasn’t until three years later that the Chrisley Knows Best stars went to trial. Following three weeks of testimonies, the pair, who had pleaded not guilty, were convicted on all counts of tax evasion and bank fraud on June 7, 2022.
The U.S. attorney’s office had alleged the duo and their accountant Peter Tarantino—who stood trial with them—conspired to defraud banks out of more than $30 million over the course of a decade.
“As today’s outcome shows, when you lie, cheat and steal, justice is blind as to your fame, your fortune, and your position,” Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta, said in a June 2022 statement. “In the end, when driven by greed, the verdict of guilty on all counts for these three defendants proves once again that financial crimes do not pay.”
