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Husband of TV star fights for fraud victims' money
3 Nov
Summary
- Jason Galanis wants $2.17 million government-seized funds.
- He is appealing a judge's decision to reject his recovery request.
- Galanis pleaded guilty in 2020 to fraud costing investors $80 million.
Jason Galanis, known as TV personality Savannah Chrisley's husband, is currently engaged in a legal dispute over seized government funds. Galanis is fighting to recover more than $2.17 million that federal authorities had designated for victims of his extensive fraud operations.
According to recent court documents, Galanis is challenging a judge's previous ruling that denied his attempt to reclaim these funds. A federal appeals court is set to hear his case on November 13. His legal team asserts that the government has no valid claim to the money and demands its return to him.
This legal action stems from Galanis's fraudulent schemes uncovered around 2015-2016 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. He pleaded guilty in January 2020 and was sentenced in September 2020 for orchestrating two major fraud schemes that resulted in nearly $80 million in losses for investors.
In March 2025, then-President Donald Trump commuted Galanis' prison sentence, leading to his release and cessation of further restitution obligations. The current legal battle concerning the seized funds remains ongoing.
