Julie Chrisley denied virtual re-sentencing, ordered to appear in person

Julie Chrisley has been ordered to appear in court for her new sentencing hearing in September.

Chrisley had previously requested permission to appear virtually to avoid traveling for “an unnecessarily prolonged period of time and imposing undue physical hardship,” according to WSB Atlanta. Chrisley, 51, is expected to travel to Georgia from FMC Lexington in Kentucky.

“Given that Ms. Chrisley is currently in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) out of the State of Georgia, the BOP would likely transfer her via the Oklahoma City Transfer Center or place her in a van for a long, several-hour trip in chains to facilitate her court appearance,” her attorney Alex Little wrote in the request, according to TV Insider. “The undersigned attorney has corresponded with Ms. Chrisley’s case manager at FMC Lexington and has confirmed that she can be made available to appear remotely for her hearing via video conference.”

However, a federal judge denied his request. His resentencing hearing is still scheduled for September 25 in Atlanta.

Julie and her husband Todd Chrisley were first indicted in 2019, along with their accountant, Peter Tarantino, on financial crimes charges. They were accused of lying to get a $30 million bank loan and then filing for bankruptcy to avoid paying the money back.

A three-week trial began in May 2022, and the Chrisleys were sentenced in November to 19 years in prison. Although their legal teams began the appeals process, they reported to prison in January 2023.

In September 2023, PEOPLE confirmed that Todd and Julie’s prison sentences had been reduced, with Todd leaving prison nearly two years before the end of his original 12-year sentence. He is now scheduled to be released in September 2032.

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Meanwhile, in June, a judge granted Julie’s appeal and overturned her seven-year sentence in her tax evasion and fraud case due to insufficient evidence.

“The problem is that we have not found the evidence that the district court relied on to reach this conclusion,” the judges wrote in their June 21 decision obtained by PEOPLE. The judges added that Julie was held responsible for the entire bank fraud scheme, which began in 2006, but they did not find enough evidence to prove she was involved before 2007.

The panel found that neither prosecutors nor the trial judge cited “any specific evidence that she was involved in 2006.”

The following month, Julie received a new trial date in Atlanta.

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Following the news, the couple’s daughter Savannah revealed her father’s reaction to Julie’s big court victory on the July 2 episode of her Unblocked podcast.

“He’s doing well,” she said. “He was crying tears of joy knowing that Mommy could be home. The only thing he cares about right now is getting her home.”

“Mom was obviously heartbroken for Dad, but I hope she can come home and visit him, and that will be a game changer, I think, for his mental health and his overall well-being, as well as for her as well,” Savannah explained. “So I hope that happens, but it’s been crazy.”