Jen Shah

Here's everything to know about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah's fraud case, from her plea to her sentencing date.

She also agreed to forfeit $6 million, and pay restitution of $9 million. This case is "a very big part of Jen's story," the source continues. "Obviously her legal troubles have not been easy for Jen, let alone making this decision to plead guilty." Her legal team even attempted to get the charges dismissed in August 2021, but a judge denied the request. Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends, and supporters. Now, these defendants face time in prison for their alleged crimes."

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'I feel like it's important for people to see that it doesn't matter if you live in a gated community in Park City,' she said. She has admitted her guilt. But now the gig is up. Why is that the first place that goes?' Yet, it was all icky to watch. Shah was very savvy in using the Bravo platform to try and win her case in the court of public opinion and tarnish her critics with suggestions of racism. 'It doesn't matter what you have. I just thought that was so nice of her.' Well, we know that Shah has no shame, but what about Bravo, not to mention, some of Shah's co-stars and the executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise, Andy Cohen? 'I just want to add,' she snapped back, 'that I don't understand why it's so groundbreaking that Jen, the brown girl, and her Black husband—"How do they get all this money? The cameras were there to catch her absolutely shell-shocked expression, as she takes off her mic, lies to everyone that her husband is in the hospital, and bolts off the bus. Well, we know that Shah has no shame, but what about Bravo, not to mention, some of Shah's co-stars and the executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise, Andy Cohen?

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Jen Shah is reportedly letting the cameras into her legal battle after pleading guilty to fraud.

Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends, and supporters. This Office is committed to rooting out these schemes whatever form they take.’ ‘Producers don’t want us to stop following it now. ‘These victims were sold false promises of financial security but instead Shah and her co-conspirators defrauded them out of their savings and left them with nothing to show for it. The 48-year-old reality star was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and faces up to 30 years in prison. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s Jen Shah is reportedly letting the cameras into her legal battle after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering charges.

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Jen pled guilty because she wants to pay her debt to society and put this ordeal behind her and her family. "[I] knew it was wrong," Jen told the court. The co-hosts argued that Teresa and her ex-husband Joe Giudice's situation was a bit more complicated. "I don't know how to feel about this, Jen Shah pleading guilty," Andy added, prompting a back-and-forth between him and John, who expressed sympathy for those who fell victim to the alleged telemarketing scheme Jen admitted to being involved in. Andy also revealed that Jen had just sent his 2-month-old daughter Lucy a gift "out of nowhere," he said. As John put it, "I'll say that about Jen Shah—at least she's honest."

Bravo producer Andy Cohen explained he didn't know how to feel about "RHOSLC" star Jen Shah pleading guilty to allegedly conspiring to commit wire fraud.

She initially pleaded not guilty to all charges and repeatedly defended her innocence in the months that followed. A caller weighed in on the situation and compared Shah to “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice, who pleaded guilty to fraud in 2014 and served 15 months in federal prison as a result. The Bravo producer, 54, also expressed that he was hesitant to label the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star as “guilty.”

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“I’m not the judge and jury,” Marks said at the time. “Usually prosecutors will make a last best final offer and give a preview of what the offer will be if they have to start trial.” “It’s not unusual for the government and defendants to continue negotiating up to the start of trial and sometimes even after a trial has begun and witnesses have testified,” Slaten said. Slaten wasn’t surprised that Shah ultimately decided to change her plea, considering the charges of conspiracy to wire fraud and money laundering merely required the government to prove that Shah agreed to do something illegal as part of the conspiracy. When host Cohen informed her that the success rate of the New York State Attorney General’s office was 95 percent, Shah told him that was only because people take plea deals. Baker, though, said she was shocked that Shah changed her plea at the last minute. He was frequently called on the show Shah’s “first assistant,” but at times Shah referred to him as her business partner. The U.S Attorney’s office maintained that while Shah portrayed herself on the show as a “wealthy and successful businessperson,” she was actually participating in a fraudulent telemarketing scheme that generated lead lists of innocent people, many of them elderly, for other members of the conspiracy to contact and scam. Later in the reunion, she tried to distance herself from him during the taping of the show’s reunion special, saying he wasn’t her partner, and after their respective indictments, Shah and Smith stopped communicating due to their legal cases. “Funding the scheme is enough.” “These victims were sold false promises of financial security but instead Shah and her co-conspirators defrauded them out of their savings and left them with nothing to show for it.” “As a cooperating witness you are required, as part of any plea agreement with the federal government, to tell them everything that you know,” Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Troy Slaten said.

News of Jen Shah pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud broke while Andy Cohen was filming his radio talk show.

"Producers don't want us to stop following it now," the insider adds. "Obviously her legal troubles have not been easy for Jen, let alone making this decision to plead guilty." She originally plead not guilty to the charges, but appeared in a New York City court on Monday to change her plea. Shah's guilty plea means she will not stand trial, but she faces a maximum penalty of up to 30 years in prison. Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends, and supporters. "When you look at Joe Giudice defrauding the government of some tax money, I think you wind up getting more upset when you know that there are victims."