Todd Chrisley fired from prison chapel job: ‘too talkative’

Todd Chrisley has reportedly been relieved of his position as assistant chaplain at a Florida prison where he is currently serving 10 years in prison for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy.

The former “Chrisley Knows Best” star’s firing came after prison officials at the Pensacola facility saw him “associating with inmates” who were part of the prison’s Residential Drug Abuse Program, his attorney, Jay Surgent, said. People on Thursday.

Surgent said Chrisley’s firing came as a surprise because for two years the TV personality held his position as a prison chaplain. Always satisfied with their service.

“After all this time, he was laid off for no reason, saying he couldn’t do this anymore,” Surgent said. Us WeeklyHe added that his client was not aware that he had done anything wrong. “There was no hearing, no announcement.”

A representative for the Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on the situation. TMZ“For privacy reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of incarceration of any incarcerated individual, including job details duties.”

In June 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud; The former property mogul was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme that lasted five years before the couple’s reality TV fame. Among the news about their sentences, USA Network “Chrisley Knows Best” canceled and spinoff series “Growing Up Chrisley.”

Todd’s sentence was reduced by two years after the “model prisoner” qualified for a reduction under the First Step Act. Tallahassee Democrat reported.

A federal judge last month Julie Chrisley sentenced to seven years in prison He was sentenced to prison on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, and denied the reality TV star’s request for a shorter term than originally stipulated.

Following her parents’ guilty verdict, Savannah Chrisley publicly criticized the federal justice system and shared: Efforts of family lawyers appealing the convictions and sentences of his parents, including his own “Unlocked” podcast and this year Republican National Convention.

The 27-year-old former beauty queen has previously said she believes God placed her father in the Pensacola Federal Prison Camp to “really make a difference.”

“He works at the chapel, which is absolutely amazing and I could never be more proud of my dad and the man he is,” said Savannah. He said in his podcast in 2023. He added that it was “astonishing” to hear about “all the people there who came to know Jesus.”

Although Todd Chrisley was “very disappointed and upset” to no longer facilitate religious services at Pensacola, which serves Christian, Jewish and Muslim inmates, Surgent said his client’s termination “does not affect his belief that God will work in the end.” Things are going well for him, Julie and his family.”