Chrisley Knows Best's Todd and Julie Chrisley indicted on federal tax evasion and bank fraud charges

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A federal grand jury in Georgia handed out a 12-count indictment today against Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie, stars of the USA reality show Chrisley Knows Best. The Chrisleys are accused of tax evasion, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Their accountant, Peter Tarantino, was also charged in the indictment. In a lengthy Instagram post, Todd Chrisley denied any wrongdoing on behalf of himself and his wife. “I’ve never talked about this publicly before, but there’s been a cloud hanging over Julie and me and our entire family for the past seven years. It all started back in 2012, when we discovered that a trusted employee of ours had been stealing from us big time,” Todd Chrisley wrote, adding that the wrongdoing “involved all kinds of really bad stuff like creating phony documents, forging our signatures, and threatening other employees with violence if they said anything.” He added that the ex-employee even bugged his home. The Blast reports that, based on federal sentencing guidelines, the Chrisleys face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. USA has yet to comment on the indictment.