Jen Shah appeared in prison: the star of “Real Housewives” will serve 6.5 years

NEW YORK – Jen Shah, a convicted contestant on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, has turned herself into a federal prison.

She arrived at the Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. She is now in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, the agency confirmed in an email to FOX 5 News.

The reality TV star was sentenced last month to 6.5 years in prison in connection with her fraud case.

Shah pleaded guilty in July to one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing.

Manhattan federal prosecutors said she admitted to being the victim of 10 or more people over the age of 55 as part of a guilty plea.

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Shah, 48, from Park City, Utah, faced a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Shah used the profits from the fraud to live in a mansion dubbed “Shah Ski Chalet” in the ski resort town of Park City, Utah. The house is currently listed for sale for $7.4 million, according to an official document.

As part of her guilty plea, she also agreed to confiscate $6.5 million, 30 luxury items, 78 counterfeit luxury items, and pay restitution of up to $9.5 million.

Shah was arrested on March 30, 2021 while cameras were recording the show. Prosecutors say she appeared to be making fun of the allegations.

Her slogan on the show was: “The only thing I’m guilty of is that I’m shah mazing.”

The Bravo star initially insisted that she didn’t get a plea deal because she was “not guilty.”

“I’m fighting it. I’m innocent,” she told host Andy Cohen and her fellow cast members after Cohen pointed out the New York State’s “level of success” during the Real Housewives reunion.

Federal charges included conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The government claimed she was involved in a nationwide telemarketing scheme that scammed hundreds of victims.

Some associates in the case, including Shah’s longtime aide Stuart Smith, have already pleaded guilty.

The Bureau of Prisons said it would no longer release details about Shah due to privacy and security concerns.

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The admission of guilt helped her avoid trial.

In announcing the guilty plea, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Jennifer Shah was a key player in a nationwide scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable victims. These victims were sold false promises of financial security, but were instead swindled by Shah and her accomplices. from his savings and left them nothing to show. This Authority is committed to eradicating these schemes, whatever form they may take.”

Prosecutors said that from 2012 to March 2021, Jennifer Shah and others carried out a wide-ranging telemarketing scheme that deceived hundreds of victims across the United States, many of whom were over the age of 55, into selling them so-called “business services.” . connection to the alleged online business of the victims.