The federal government has told the reality television stars, Todd and Julie Chrisley, that they want nearly $1 million that they received in a settlement from Georgia.
The lawsuit had claimed that Todd and Julie Chrisley were targeted for tax evasion charges in Georgia. The reason they claimed they were targeted was because they were famous, according to WSB-TV .
The federal lawsuit was filed against the former Director of Special Investigations for the Georgia Department of Revenue Joshua Waites.
The lawsuit said Waites’ initial charges against Todd, 54, and Julie, 51, was “a shocking example of how an out-of-control public servant can abuse his office and violate the rights of innocent citizens for reasons that have more to do with securing publicity and money for his office than with enforcing the law.”
The lawsuit claimed that he started them unfairly so he could get into the spotlight for bringing down reality television stars. WSB-TV reported that Waites was fired in March 2020 because he reportedly had lied about his education credentials.