Todd Chrisley's troubles continue: Jailed reality star is ordered to pay $755,000 in defamation damages to investigator who led $30 million fraud case against him - after he repeatedly accused HER of 'engaging in various crimes'

Todd Chrisley has been ordered to pay a Georgia investigator a staggering $755,000 in damages after a judge found him guilty of defaming her by repeatedly accusing her of carrying out an 'illegal and improperly motivated' case against him.

Todd, 55, and his wife, Julie Chrisley, 51, were found guilty of taking part in a $30 million tax fraud scheme in 2022, and were sentenced to 12 and seven years behind bars respectively.

But the disgraced Chrisley Knows Best star's legal woes have only continued to pile up in the wake of the sentencing - with a judge now ruling that he must hand over more than half a million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages, as well as legal fees, to one of the women who led the case against him.

Georgia Department of Revenue investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze sued Todd for defamation in July 2021, claiming that he had wrongly accused her of 'a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing' on his podcast and social media accounts, per the Los Angeles Times.

Todd Chrisley (left) has been ordered to pay a Georgia investigator (right) $755,000 in defamation loss - after he claimed her investigation against him was 'improperly motivated'

Todd, 55, and his wife, Julie Chrisley (seen in 2017), 51, were found guilty of taking part in a $30 million tax fraud scheme and sentenced to 12 and seven years respectively in 2022 

Georgia Department of Revenue investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze (seen) sued Todd for defamation in July 2021, after she claimed that he accused her of 'a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing' on his podcast and social media accounts

Her suit also said that he spread 'false accusations that she engaged in various criminal misconduct in her post as an investigator for the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Office of Special Investigations.'

Back in 2020, after her agency began investigating Todd, he went on a fierce tirade against Amy on his Facebook and Instagram.

He made a slew of accusations against her, including that she stole thousands of dollars from the GDOR evidence room, went to Disneyland on the taxpayers' dime, and generated false case numbers to illegally run the plates of his and family members' vehicles.

He also alleged that she an extramarital affair with her then-boss, the Director of GDOR's Office of Special Investigations, Joshua Waites, and that she even made a sex tape with him and one other colleague.

In his sworn deposition, however, made in 2022 and seen by DailyMail.com, Todd was forced to admit that he did not possess any sex tape, nor could he produce any evidence to substantiate his claims that Amy was 'a crook' who had acted in any way illegally. 

Both she and Joshua have vehemently dened that they had an affair or made any sex tape. 

DailyMail.com also learned that Amy's sister works for Disneyland and provided her with free passes to the park on the day Todd claimed taxpayers footed the bill. 

Todd and Julie rose to fame after they began starring in the USA reality show Chrisley Knows Best in 2014.

Back in 2020, after her agency began investigating Todd, he went on a fierce tirade against Amy on his Facebook and Instagram 

He made a slew of accusations, including that she stole thousands of dollars from the GDOR evidence room and generated false case numbers to illegally run the plates of his vehicles 

He also alleged that she an extramarital affair with her then-boss, the Director of GDOR's Office of Special Investigations, Joshua Waites (seen), and that she even made a sex tape with him and one other colleague 

It documented their day-to-day lives alongside their children, and went on for nine seasons before it was recently canceled amid the scandal.

In the series, the couple worked hard to portray the image of devoted parents and devout Christians - but they saw their picture-perfect on-screen images ripped apart when it was brought to light that they had scammed the bank by submitting fake documents when applying for loans.

They were ultimately found guilty of 12 counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.

Both Todd and Julie have maintained their innocence and have since launched numerous appeal against their verdicts.

They have also denied Todd's former business partner Mark Braddock's shocking claims that he and Todd had an affair, branding him as a 'liar' and insisting that he fabricated 'everything' in appeal documents.

In July 2023, their appeal was denied, but they quickly filed another one - their last attempt before having to turn to the Supreme Court, something their lawyer said they are certainly willing to do if needed.

'Todd and Julie Chrisley will take this to the Supreme Court if their appeal is denied by the 11th Circuit court. Absolutely. 100 per cent,' their lawyer, Jay, said at the time. 

'If the Supreme Court agrees to hear their case, it will take anywhere from six months to 18 months. But it is very difficult to get a case there.

'And if the Supreme Court denies their appeal than that is that. They have no more options. That is how our legal system works, unfortunately.'

A judge ruled last week that he must give Amy over half a million dollars in compensatory and punitive damage, as well as legal fees. Part of the lawsuit is seen

Both Todd and Julie have maintained their innocence and have since launched numerous appeal against their verdicts 

Julie will now serve five and a half years in Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky (left), while Todd will serve out 10 years in a federal prison in Pensacola, Florida (right)

He said his clients' eighth amendment rights were 'clearly violated' during the appeals process, and insisted that the Chrisleys' home confinement application 'wasn't even processed.'

He also claimed that they are being subjected to 'cruel and unusual punishment' as a result of their unfavorable prison conditions, which they say include a lack of air conditioning, mold, and plumbing issues. 

Their latest appeal will be heard by the federal appeals court in Atlanta this month. 

After Todd and Julie were found guilty of $30 million worth of tax fraud at the end of last year, the couple was ordered to pay a $17.2 million fine - with reports at the time suggesting that they would be forced to sell their two mansions, worth a total of $9 million, in order to pay the restitution. 

In January 2024, it was then reported that the pair had sold their sprawling Tennessee home for a whopping $5.2 million - carrying out the sale while remaining behind bars.  

The pair have had at least one piece of positive news however. 

Last fall, it was revealed that they had their sentences reduced; Julie will now serve five and a half years in Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky, while Todd will serve out 10 years in a federal prison in Pensacola, Florida.

Earlier this year, the couple secured a $1 million settlement from the state of Georgia after alleging misconduct in the investigation into their tax evasion scheme.

The Chrisleys filed a suit against Joshua in October 2019, accusing him of illegally sharing confidential grand jury and tax information with their estranged daughter Lindsie.

The suit also alleged that Joshua's behavior was a 'shocking' demonstration of how an 'out-of-control public servant can abuse his office and violate the rights of innocent citizens for reasons that have more to do with securing publicity and money for his office than with enforcing the law.'

An investigation in 2021 found the couple had been 'unfairly targeted' in their tax evasion case due to their celebrity status. 

The investigation uncovered pictures of the investigator posing on Todd and Julie's seized furniture and filing an improper request with the US Treasury to access their bank accounts. 

Joshua resigned from his $107,000-a-year position last year after lying about having a degree in criminal justice.