Jen Shah

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Jen Shah
Born
Jennifer Lui

(1973-10-04) October 4, 1973 (age 50)
Wire fraud
Criminal statusImprisoned[2]
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
[3]
Children2
Websitedearjenshah.com

Jennifer Shah (

née Lui;[3] born October 4, 1973)[1] is an American television personality and convicted felon. She is a former cast member of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
. Shah pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge in 2022, for which she is serving prison time.

Life and career

Shah is of

Mormon, she converted to Islam.[5] Shah is married to football coach Sharrieff Shah. The two met while attending the University of Utah as students.[3] They have two sons together.[6]

Shah starred on the reality television series

wire fraud, pleading not guilty to both charges days later.[8][9] Her legal case was chronicled in the documentary film Housewife and the Shah Shocker, which premiered on Hulu in November that same year.[10] The fraud allegations involved a telemarketing scheme, in which elderly or vulnerable persons were targeted to obtain large financial fees by "claiming to offer services like website building and business coaching".[11]

In July 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In January 2023, Shah was sentenced to 6+1⁄2 years in prison.[12] Shah began her prison sentence the following month.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Jen Shah News". Us Weekly. July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Li, David K.; Dasrath, Diana (February 17, 2023). "'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star Jen Shah reports for prison sentence". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Palmer, Tamara (July 13, 2022). "Who Is Jen Shah's Husband? All About Sharrieff Shah". People. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Walker, Jodi (November 12, 2020). "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 1, episode 1 recap: M is for Mormon, P is for Perfect". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Yee, Lawrence (September 9, 2020). "'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' Cast Is Most Diverse in Franchise History". TheWrap. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Gugliemi, Jodi (December 23, 2020). "RHOSLC's Jen Shah Says Her Marriage Hit 'Rock Bottom' Before She Went on Antidepressants". People. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Gugliemi, Jodi (November 11, 2020). "Bravo Premieres The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City — and the Women Are Already Fighting". People. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Real Housewives star Jen Shah charged over 'US-wide' fraud scheme". BBC News. March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. ^ Aurthur, Kate (April 2, 2021). "'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' Star Jen Shah Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges, Bail Set for $1 Million". Variety. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Schwartz, Arielle; Murphy, Eileen (November 29, 2021). "Inside 'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah's ongoing legal battle". ABC News. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jen Shah's scam victims speak out", ABCnews.com 20 Jan 2023; accessed 27 October 2023
  12. ^ Atkins, Chloe; Winter, Tom; Lenthang, Marlene; Dasrath, Diana (July 11, 2022). "'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star Jen Shah pleads guilty in wire fraud case". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

External links

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