Todd Chrisley is gonna have a hard time paying the 3 quarters-of-a-million dollar judgment against him while behind bars — so says his attorney, who tells us TC’s got bigger fish to fry.
The reality star’s attorney, Jay Surgent, tells TMZ … he spoke with Todd Tuesday, and it’s been made clear Todd doesn’t have an income right now while he’s doing time in prison — so it’ll be an uphill battle figuring out a way to pay off the $755k he just got hit with.
Surgent says Todd’s been deprived of his ability to work while in lock-up — and not just that … but there’s an even bigger tab he owes somebody right now to the tune of millions.
Of course, we’re referring to the $17 million the government is trying to collect from him in his bank fraud case … and his lawyer says that certainly takes priority over the $755k.
Surgent — who didn’t represent Todd in the defamation case — adds TC isn’t happy with the defamation case ruling at all … as he feels he didn’t libel or slander anyone. JS says Todd thinks he shouldn’t bear the responsibility of paying hundreds of thousands in damages over it … and will likely appeal the ruling.
With all this combined, it’s safe to say Todd’s facing quite a financial hurdle.
Chrisley Confessions
As we reported, Georgia Department of Revenue investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze took Todd to court a couple years back, claiming Todd defamed her when he launched a scathing social media campaign against her that accused her of illegally accessing a government program to gather info on his family. He also made some inflammatory remarks about her in a 2022 podcast.
Doherty-Heinze ended up winning the case … a judge found Todd had defamed her.
As you know, Todd is in the midst of serving a 12-year sentence at FPC Pensacola over fraud charges, while his wife Julie is serving 7 years over at FMC Lexington in Kentucky.
