Jennifer ‘Jen’ Shah, a former star on ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,’ has been moved from a federal prison right into a community confinement program. She served lower than half of her sentence for defrauding hundreds of individuals.
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Details About Jen Shah’s Move From Prison To Program
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed, per the Associated Press, that officials transferred Jennifer Shah on Wednesday morning. She served her time on the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. The Phoenix Residential Reentry Management Office will oversee this system through which she’s now enrolled. The transfer implies that Shah is either being held in home confinement or in a halfway house. Her projected release date is Aug. 30, 2026.
“For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we don’t discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual, including reasons for transfers or release plans, nor can we specify a person’s specific location while in community confinement,” BOP spokesperson Emery Nelson wrote in an email to AP.
What Did The ‘Real Housewives’ Star Do?
Judge Sidney Stein sentenced Jen Shah in 2023 to six 1/2 years in prison for defrauding people in a telemarketing scam that stretched nearly a decade. On the time, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sobelman said the now 52-year-old was probably the most culpable. There have been greater than 30 defendants accused of participating within the nationwide fraud targeting individuals who were often vulnerable, older or not savvy electronically. The fraud involved bogus services that defendants claimed would help people make numerous money through online businesses.
Moreover, prosecutors said Jen Shah used profits from the scheme to live a lifetime of luxury that included living in an almost 10,000-square-foot mansion in Utah dubbed “Shah Ski Chalet.” She also had an apartment in midtown Manhattan and was leasing a Porsche Panamera. Also, the federal government said she looked as if it would mock the fees against her by claiming that the “only thing I’m guilty of is being Shah-mazing.” Additionally they accused her of taking advantage of the case by marketing “Justice for Jen” merchandise after her arrest.
Jennifer Apologized At Her Sentencing
The ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in July 2022. During her sentencing, Jen Shah apologized to the “innocent people” she said she’d hurt and pledged to pay $6.5 million in restitution and forfeiture after her release from prison. On the sentencing, Shah apologized and said she planned to donate the proceeds from the “Justice for Jen” merchandise to victims.
“I alone am answerable for my terrible decisions. It was all my fault and all my wrongdoing,” Shah said, later continuing, “I wish I could have stood outside myself and seen the harm I used to be causing and altered course. I’m profoundly and deeply sorry.”
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Associated Press contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
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