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07.01.2023 - 00:11 / usmagazine.com
After getting emotional in court, Jen Shah stepped out looking solemn as she digested the news that she was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Friday, January 6.
The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in July 2022, more than one year after she claimed she was innocent when she was arrested in connection to a telemarking scheme. Shah, who wore a camel-colored outfit and coat with a leopard-print clutch, was joined by husband Coach Sharrieff Shah and their two sons Sharrieff Jr., 28, and Omar, 19, in court.
“I am profoundly and deeply sorry,” Jen told her family after the judge’s ruling, per ABC News.
Earlier during the hearing, the Bravo star apologized to the victims, who were mostly over the age of 55.
“You and the world know me as Jen Shah,” she told Judge Sidney Stein, according to Inner City Press’ Matthew Lee. “But reality TV has nothing to do with reality, even my tagline, Shah-mazing — they wrote it. I want to speak about who I am.”
Jen subsequently began to cry.
“I stand before you as an immigrant from Tonga and Hawaii. The elderly command the most respect. I am the family matriarch,” she said. “The principles are humility and loyalty and respect. I have come to terms I have gone against these. I am sorry. My actions have hurt innocent people. I want to apologize by saying, I am doing all I can to earn the funds to pay restitution. … I would say each victim’s name if I could. But Federal privacy laws prevent it.”
The reality TV personality also addressed selling “Free Jen Shah,” which the judge condemned her for.
“I sold merchandise about this case through a third party vendor. I will devote it to the victims. Thank you for reviewing my sensitive
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Andy Cohen made an appearance on Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace? and his interview caused some waves with Bravo fans that he is now clarifying.
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Special conditions. Jen Shah will begin her 78-month prison sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in February, and the court has ordered her to undergo mental health treatment upon her release.
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Andy Cohen reacted to the news that Jen Shah has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Jen Shah won’t be seeing the light of day for a long time.
Jen Shah got emotional as she apologized to her husband Sharrieff Shah, and their sons after being sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Friday, January 6.