Why Savannah Chrisley Has Been 'Silent' Regarding Mom Julie Being Transferred to Secret Location Before Resentencing

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Julie Chrisley and Savannah Chrisley.Photo:Terry Wyatt/Getty

Terry Wyatt/Getty

Savannah Chrisleyis opening up about her decision to remain “silent” ahead of her motherJulie Chrisley’sresentencing.

On the latest episode of herUnlockedpodcast, theChrisley Knows Bestalum, 26, shared that she doesn’t want to say too much about Julie being transferred to a secret location ahead of her receiving a new sentence in hertax evasion and fraud caseon Wednesday, Sept. 25.

“I do know that a lot of you guys have been asking about mom, and you’ve seen that on the BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] website, it says not in their custody,” she explained. “And I’ve actually had a lot of you get really angry at me for not giving an update.”

From left: Savannah Chrisley, Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley and Chase Chrisley and Lindsie Chrisley attend the 2016 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village on April 1, 2016 in Westlake Village, California.Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Jason Kempin/Getty Images

While noting that she has not been “purposely withholding information,” she explained, “There is so much fear in my life right now pertaining to mom’s resentencing on the 25th that I don’t know what to do.”

“And I don’t want to jeopardize her freedom because of things that I say,” she continued. “Now I have been very, very open and honest about my feelings and where I stand in the injustices. But when it comes to her whereabouts and her treatment and all of those things, I have to be careful before her resentencing because the rest of our lives are in the hands of this federal judge.”

She noted that commenting publicly on her mother’s situation “can be held against me and my family,” adding, “So I’m trying to be very, very cautious of my words.”

Savannah also noted that while she has been “very open and honest about this whole journey,” she has now chosen to be “silent.”

“Now when people are worried about the safety of my mother, I am silent,” she shared in response to fans’ interest in her mother’s legal issues. “But I’m silent because I’m worried about it too.”

She also recalled responding to a fan online, saying, “I’m not trying to keep anything secret. There are things that I don’t have answers to at this point in time. And per my lawyers, I need to stay quiet until after mom’s resentencing date on September 25th.”

“Trust me. So much I wanna say,” she added. “Thank you for loving and supporting us. There is so much I wanna say about there’s so much I wanna say about events that have transpired in the past few weeks and about the past 6 weeks. I’m heartbroken.”

Julie Chrisley.Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Julie will appear at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in downtown Atlanta on September 25 to receive a new sentence after a judgegranted her appealand vacated her seven-year sentence in hertax evasion and fraud casedue to insufficient evidence.

Julie and her husbandTodd Chrisley— whose sentence has been upheld — were first indicted in 2019 along with their accountant for financial crimes. They were accused of lying to secure $30 million in bank loans and then filing for bankruptcy to avoid paying the money back.

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The couple hasmaintained their innocence, but in 2022, they were found guilty on all 12 counts. The pairreported to prisonin January 2023 to serve a combined 19-year sentence, thoughtheir sentences were reducedin September 2023.

Todd is set to be released in September 2032, but Julie’s future is now uncertain.

source: people.com