Jen Shah

Jennifer Shah, one of the stars of Bravo reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of people through a ...

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The US Real Housewives star faces more than a decade in prison for the telemarketing fraud.

Shah also underreported her income on tax returns for several years by hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends, and supporters. She accepts full responsibility for her actions and deeply apologises to all who have been harmed,” she told People. Prosecutors said Shah oversaw a sales floor personally and supervised the salespeople who lied directly to the victims of the scheme. Shah had, at the time episodes aired, consistently professed her innocence, going as far as to state in a tagline for show promos that, “the only thing I’m guilty of is being Shah-mazing”. As part of a plea agreement, Shah will pay $US6.5 ($A9.36) million in forfeiture and up to $US9.5 ($A13.93) million in restitution.

A US reality TV star has pleaded guilty in a major fraud case despite initially insisting she had done nothing wrong.

I knew many of the purchasers were over the age of 55. I am so sorry,” according to Matthew Russell Lee of website Inner City Press. She now faces years behind bars. Since the celebrity pleaded guilty to count one, conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, the US lawyer agreed to drop count two, conspiracy to commit money laundering. Star of show The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Jen Shahappeared in front of US District Judge Sidney Stein on Monday morning US time in a New York court for a surprise hearing, during which she changed her previous not guilty plea, according to documents obtained by the New York Post. A Real Housewives has pleaded guilty in a huge fraud case after previously insisting she was innocent.

Jen Shah was set to go to trial on allegations that she partook in a telemarketing scheme that scammed hundreds of people.

Meanwhile, New Jersey’s Danielle Staub was arrested with six kilos of cocaine and $16,000 in cash. Kelly Bensimon, a former New York housewife, was arrested in 2009 on suspicion of punching her then boyfriend. Leah Sweeney of the Real Housewives of New York was arrested in 2002 during an altercation outside a nightclub. New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice and her husband, Joe, were indicted on fraud charges in 2013. Prosecutors dropped the conspiracy to commit money laundering charge in exchange for her plea switch. She had maintained that plea even after Stuart Smith, her assistant, changed his to guilty late last year.

"Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's" Jen Shah faces up to 14 years in prison, after pleading guilty to fraud ahead of her upcoming trial.

When Teresa Giudice from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” was convicted of fraud and sentenced in 2014, her prison lead-up and eventual release was filmed by Bravo’s cameras. Bravo cameras were not in the courtroom with Shah on Monday, Variety has learned, but she will continue to film on the show. Shah was arrested and charged back in March 2021, along with her assistant, Stuart Smith, who was also a presence on the Bravo show. And the lead up to Shah’s trial has been chronicled as a main storyline for the show’s third season. At the Monday morning hearing, Shah’s attorney, Priya Chaudhry, said the reality star would like to withdraw her plea of not guilty. Under the terms of her plea deal, Shah’s sentencing guidelines are between 135 to 168 months of imprisonment (between 11 and 14 years), though the judge can choose to sentence Shah above or below that timeframe.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star on Monday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Shah was arrested in March 2021, and ...

Shah knows how to stir the pot on the series, so it makes sense that Bravo would want as many episodes with the embattled star as possible. What are your thoughts on the decision to keep Jen on the show? The news means that fans well get a front-row seat to all the drama as it plays out on the show. On the show, Shah claimed she was innocent, but that all changed on Monday when she changed her plea. Shah was arrested in March 2021, and the fallout of the arrest played out on the second season of the series. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star on Monday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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."

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.”