Julie and Todd Chrisley.Photo: Danielle Del Valle/Getty for E3 Chophouse Nashville
Toddand Julie Chrisley are speaking out about their bank fraud and tax evasion case.
On the latest episode of theirChrisley Confessionspodcast, Todd, 53, revealed that they are “not allowed” to discuss the case after their attorneys filed an appeal.
“We cannot discuss the case because the appeal has now been — however they do it — I think it was filed yesterday or the day before yesterday,” he said. “Our attorneys noticed the courts that they were appealing this.”
“So we’re not allowed to discuss it, so don’t think we’re avoiding wanting to tell you something because we’re not,” he added. “It’s that we’ve been told we cannot.”
The couple’s attorney did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for additional comment.
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TheChrisley Knows Beststar also acknowledged the support he and Julie, 49, have received from fans, saying, “We appreciate all the prayers that we get everyday. We are bombarded with — which is a blessing — with mail, with gifts, with just thoughts of generosity and offers to help us in any way possible and that they are praying for us.”
The reality star asked people to continue to pray for them if “it’s in your heart and your will to do.”
He added, “If you are praying for my demise, then I pray that God blocks your prayer. If you’re praying for our blessings, then I’m reinforcing your prayer and asking God to listen to the masses that are praying for us.”
In June, a federal jury found Todd and Julieguilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud. Julie was also convicted of wire fraud, though the pair has denied all allegations.
Todd was thensentencedto 12 years in prison and 16 months of probation last month, while Julie received seven years and 16 months of probation for her involvement in the crimes.
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Amid the aftermath oftheir fraud case sentencing, a source previously told PEOPLE that the pair are “doing about as good as you can imagine.”
According to the source, the longtime couple also believes the federal judge who sentenced them on Nov. 22 “was making an example of them.”
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