RHOSLC Star Jen Shah Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case

Jen Shah Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Jen Shah changed her plea to guilty in fraud case.

According to TMZ, Jen went before a judge and reportedly pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing.

As apart of her plea deal, prosecutors dropped one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jen’s trial was set to start next week, and she was reportedly facing a sentence of up to 14 years behind bars and would have to pay over $9 million to her alleged victims and forfeit another $6 million.

 

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Jen was originally arrested March 2021 for allegedly targeting and scamming people out of their money as part of an alleged telemarketing scheme. I’n which she and her lawyers claimed she was innocent.

Shah is of Tongan and Hawaiian descent. Originally a Mormon, she converted to Islam. Shah is married to football coach Sharrieff Shah. They have two sons together.

Shah stars on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, which premiered in November 2020.[4] In March 2021, she was criminally charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud, pleading not guilty to both charges days later.

Shah’s legal case was chronicled in the documentary film Housewife and the Shah Shocker, which premiered on Hulu in November that same year