- Todd and Julie Chrisley will begin their prison sentences for tax fraud in January 2023.
- Todd's daughter Lindsie spoke to People about how they are spending their final weeks of freedom.
Lindsie Chrisley has said that her father, Todd Chrisley, and stepmom, Julie Chrisley, are "living every day like it's [their] last" before starting their prison sentences mid-January.
The married duo, who are known to television audiences for their USA Network reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," were sentenced to prison on fraud convictions on Monday, November 21.
They have been instructed to report to two Florida prisons—located 144 miles from each other—on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, but will be able to spend Christmas with their children.
Speaking to People, Lindsie, 33, shared that Todd and Julie are following their own advice and "enjoying the moment" before reporting to prison.
"My parents regularly say, and I believe they've said on their podcast as well, that at this time ,it's basically living every day like it's your last, enjoying the moment, spending time with their kids that are in Nashville," she said.
Lindsie, who hosts the podcast, "Southern Tea," added that because she does not live close to the Chrisley family home in Nashville, she is "spending time with my parents over the phone."
"I don't have the luxury of being able to just pick up and go to Nashville and be there until January," Lindsie, who lives in Georgia, explained. "But my parents are definitely dedicating their time in therapy and their biblical studies as well as with their children."
She went on to say that her family is still "adjusting to what is now our new normal."
"I think that we are just focusing collectively on family at this point. We really aren't venturing far from that," she said. "The focus is on family. It is the holidays. They fastly approach. My focus is on my parents, my siblings, and my child and my niece. And I know that if they were asked the same questions, they would say the same answers."
Lindsie and younger brother Kyle, 31, are Todd's children from his previous marriage to ex-wife Teresa Terry. He and current wife Julie Chrisley are parents to Chase, 26, Savannah, 25, and Grayson, 16.
They are also adoptive parents to Kyle's 10-year-old daughter, Chloe, who ,along with Grayson, was placed in Savannah's care following their sentencing.
Earlier this month, Chloe's biological mother, Angela Johnson, announced her plans to regain custody of her daughter in light of the sentencing.
Todd, 53, who prosecutors called the "mastermind" of the couple's years-long tax and bank-fraud scheme, was sentenced to 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola. Julie Chrisley, who prosecutors believed played a lesser role, was sentenced to seven and will serve her time at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna.
The Chrisleys were convicted in June of defrauding banks out of more than $30 million by providing fake financial statements to make them appear wealthier than they were. Both were also sentenced to 16 months of probation following their jail time.
Prosecutors proved that the couple used loans to buy expensive cars, take extravagant trips, and live a lifestyle they couldn't afford, while also hiding money from the IRS to avoid paying taxes.
While their reality show was renewed for a 10th season in May of this year, the series and its spinoff show "Growing Up Chrisley" have now been canceled, Deadline reported.
However, Entertainment Weekly reported that, according to a source, some new episodes of "Chrisley Knows Best" were shot prior to the trial and could potentially air next year, although no official announcement has been made.