Chaudhry said that Shah wouldn’t forget what kind of damage she’s caused, that she had been living in an “echo chamber of her own denial” but knew that she had to face the truth after seeing the government present its evidence last summer.ĭespite Chaudhry’s creative attempts at convincing U.S. Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Shah to ten years in prison, saying that was the appropriate amount of time for someone who had harmed others and only been “concerned about herself.” Shah’s lawyer, Priya Chaudhry asked for three years. A money-laundering charge was dropped as part of the plea deal, which she entered after months of passionately and repeatedly claiming that she had no knowledge of illegal behavior connected to her. In July, Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for running a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly people out of thousands of dollars. Jen Shah, a former fixture of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City known for her love of couture clothing, designer accessories, and eyebrow-raising hairstyles, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison on Friday, NBC reports. Bravo cameras were not in the courtroom with Shah on Monday, Variety has learned, but she will continue to film on the show.Photo: Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
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And the lead up to Shah’s trial has been chronicled as a main storyline for the show’s third season. Her arrest, though not on camera, and its aftermath - especially the fallout with her family- was extensively covered in Season 2. Shah’s trial was originally scheduled to begin on March 22, but was postponed until this July. Season 3 of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” began production in March, shortly after the second season’s reunion episodes aired. Shah initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, brought about from the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, of conspiring to commit wire fraud and conspiring to commit money laundering through telemarketing.
Shah was arrested and charged back in March 2021, along with her assistant, Stuart Smith, who was also a presence on the Bravo show.
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On Monday, photos of Shah entering the hearing were shared on social media by Josh Russell, a Manhattan federal court reporter for Courthouse News.Ī week before her trial's start date, 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' reality TV personality Jen Shah to plead out this morning in Manhattan federal court on telemarketing fraud charges she previously pleaded not guilty to. Under the terms of her plea deal, Shah’s sentencing guidelines are between 135 to 168 months of imprisonment (between 11 and 14 years), though the judge can choose to sentence Shah above or below that timeframe. The maximum penalty on the count of conviction is 30 years of imprisonment. I knew many people were harmed and I’m so sorry.” “In 2012 to March 2021 in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, I agreed with others to commit wire fraud,” Shah told Judge Sidney Stein in court, reading from a prepared statement, according to ABC News.
Shah admitted to wrongdoing, apologized to the judge and said she would not appeal if the sentencing is for 168 months or fewer. In addition to time behind bars, the plea agreement calls for Shah to make restitution in an amount of more than $9 million to victims, as well as forfeiture of $6 million.Īt the Monday morning hearing, Shah’s attorney, Priya Chaudhry, said the reality star would like to withdraw her plea of not guilty.
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