Jen Shah is distancing herself completely from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and declined a one-on-one interview with Andy Cohen.
06.01.2023 - 23:43 / perezhilton.com
Jen Shah won’t be seeing the light of day for a long time.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star was finally sentenced for her telemarketing scheme on Friday – and the New York court system did NOT hold back. According to the Inner City Press, US District Judge Sidney Stein sentenced her to 6.5 years behind bars (AKA 78 months) for wire fraud. She will serve her time somewhere in the “Texas region,” though the judge would not name a specific facility, according to People. Additionally, she was ordered to serve five years of supervised release “to make sure [she doesn’t] end up committing another crime.”
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While addressing the courtroom, the judge declared during the hearing via Inner City Press:
During the hearing, Stein noted several times that Shah was the “leader” of the conspiracy, which was likely a deciding factor in giving her a lengthy prison sentence. Assistant US attorney Robert Sobelman, who represented the government, reiterated this, saying via the outlet:
As we’ve been covering, Jen was arrested in March 2021 over claims she was involved with a telemarketing scheme, in which she mostly targeted elderly people. Ahead of her sentencing, federal prosecutors requested she receive a minimum of 10 years behind bars, noting in a letter to the court:
They added:
Last week, letters from several of those victims also made headlines, detailing the pain that was caused by the fraud.
Earlier on Friday, Jen’s attorneys argued for her to receive a lesser sentence of just three years behind bars. Of course, this is much shorter than the one she was given — but it’s also lesser than an already-reduced sentence of up to 14 years of prison time that she
Jen Shah is distancing herself completely from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and declined a one-on-one interview with Andy Cohen.
For the Bravo fans hoping for a one-on-one sit down between Andy Cohen and Jen Shah, we have some bad news for you.
Taking a pass. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah opened up about the choice to skip her interview with Andy Cohen following her January 2023 prison sentence.
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.
For the fans. Jen Shah is still offering Cameo video messages for $150 each, weeks before she begins serving her sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Andy Cohen is usually the one asking the questions but the tables were flipped when The Real Housewives executive producer made an appearance on HBO Max’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?
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Weighing in. Jen Shah‘s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City costars were not the only ones with plenty to say about her prison sentence.
Teresa Giudice has a lot to say about Jen Shah!
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.
Looking for a new Real Housewives ally? Whitney Rose seemingly has a new social media fan following costar Jen Shah’s sentencing.
Getting cryptic. Whitney Rose shared a reflective message about the end of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 3 that has Us wondering if she’s shading costar Jen Shah’s legal troubles.
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.
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.
Jen Shah has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison following her arrest for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, Us Weekly can confirm.
Jen Shah, star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, has been formally sentenced in the wire fraud case. Shah will be going to prison for 6.5 years, or 78 months.
Jen Shah spent Wednesday night’s episode of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City lashing out at her co-stars!