Former reality TV star Todd Chrisley – who is already in prison for financial crimes – was just ordered by a federal jury to pay a Georgia Department of Revenue (GDOR) agent hundreds of thousands of dollars for defamation.
DOR investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze claimed in court documents that Chrisley “began a social media campaign against the GDOR and certain of its employees, contending that the investigation was illegal and improperly motivated,” according to documents obtained by WSB-TV. Chrisley “began attacking” the agent, “accusing her of a multitude of crimes and wrongdoing.”
On Thursday, a federal jury determined Chrisley was responsible for libeling and slandering Doherty-Heinze, and ordered him to pay the agent $350,000 in compensatory damages and $170,000 in punitive damages, in addition to attorney’s fees. In total, Chrisley now owes Doherty-Heinze around…
