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Jen Shahis sharing why she chose not to attend Friday’s reunion taping forThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
The reality star, 49, shared on Instagram that she wouldnot be at the reunionafter Bravo found it “unsatisfactory” that she was not willing to discuss her ongoing legal troubles. This past July, Shah entered aguilty pleafor her role in an allegedtelemarketing scheme scandal.
She continued, “I was clear with Bravo that out of respect for the courts and a standing judicial order, I would not be in a position to discuss anything related to my legal case or sentencing.”
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Regarding her charges for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering, Shah told a judge in New York City this summer: “We used interstate telephones and emails. I knew many of the purchasers were over the age of 55. I am so sorry.”
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“Ms. Shah is a good woman who crossed a line,” Priya Chaudhry, an attorney for the reality star, told PEOPLE at the time. “She accepts full responsibility for her actions and deeply apologizes to all who have been harmed. Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends, and supporters. Jen pled guilty because she wants to pay her debt to society and put this ordeal behind her and her family.”
Shah was first arrested in Utah in 2021 alongside her assistantStuart Smith— for allegedly orchestrating a phone scam to defraud people over the age of 55.
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“Jennifer Shah, who portrays herself as a wealthy and successful businessperson on ‘reality’ television, and Stuart Smith, who is portrayed as Shah’s ‘first assistant,’ allegedly generated and sold ‘lead lists’ of innocent individuals for other members of their scheme to repeatedly scam,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss previously said in apress release.
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While in court,Shah agreed not to appealif she is sentenced to “168 months [in] prison or fewer” — an amount that equates to 14 years. She also agreed to forfeit $6 million, and pay restitution of $9 million.
Shah is expected to be sentenced in January. She faces a maximum penalty of up to 30 years in prison.
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source: people.com
