Chrisley was a witness in the fraud trial of her son and daughter-in-law.
She was not aware how her name was being used on financial records.
She doesn't read documents before she signs them.
Elizabeth Chrisley told the jury in the fraud trial of her son and daughter-in-law that it was her practice to not testify.
She was presented with a list of financial records that said she was the owner of 7C's Production, a company that paid the family for their reality TV show.
Chrisley testified that she didn't read any of it.
The USA Network reality series "Chrisley Knows Best" stars Todd and his wife Julie, who have been accused of evading taxes and operating a conspiracy to defraud banks by making it appear that they were wealthier than they were.
The Chrisleys walked away from $20 million in debt when the banks caught on to them. The couple hid money from the IRS.
Julie Chrisley is accused of signing over the ownership of the company to another person. She was listed as the president, shareholder, and member of the board of the company on documents sent to various entities.
When the rest of the family went to Los Angeles to film a reality show, Chrisley needed to be able to sign checks in her bank account.
The documents presented by the prosecution claimed that she owned the company. Todd Chrisley identified her as a 75% owner of the company in an email to a lender.
Chrisley told Peters that she had never been involved with anything except be a signer. I don't want it.
At one point in her testimony, Federal Judge Eleanor Ross interrupted and told Chrisley to stop referring to Peters as "honey".
I am used to it. Peters said that he didn't notice.
Not in this courtroom, Ross said.
Chrisley told the court that she worked in a textile factory for 40 years.
Todd Chrisley worked in the factory.
She said that Todd got out of that line of work when he started flipping houses and found success in the real estate business.
He and his family were given a reality show called Chrisley Knows Best.
She said that she was living her best life on the show.
The Chrisleys are accused of redirecting their income from the show to Todd's mother's bank account after the IRS started investigating them for fraud.
Chrisley testified that she gave the couple access to her account years earlier when they were having a hard time.
When Mark took all of the money out of their bank, she gave them access to her bank.
When Peters presented Chrisley with an application for financing a car, she said she didn't remember anything about it.
She said that she was informed about it at one time.
The 77-year-old said that he has a lot of age on him.
Chrisley and his business partner, Braddock, were turned into the FBI for fraud.
He admitted to committing bank fraud, but said it was at their direction, and that he did it because he had a romantic relationship with Todd.
The Chrisleys deny that is the case, and say that he is an obsessed former employee who was fired from their company.
He was offered immunity for his testimony.
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