Jen Shah who was arrested in March of 2021 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, has pleaded GUILTY in court. The reality star initially entered a not guilty plea and vehemently denied the allegations.
After Jen Shah was taken into federal custody, one of her Real Housewives of Salt Lake City castmates was curiously calm and viewers are wondering why. While Lisa and the other ladies were noticeably frazzled, Meredith was completely calm upon hearing the news.
Now on #RHOSLC, viewers saw Jen learn in real-time that something was awry. On the show, Jen was seen alongside fellow housewives boarding a bus to travel to Vail, Colorado for a cast trip. The ladies were joined by the production team who checked the cameras on the bus and prepared for the day's filming. While the cameras were rolling, Jen received a phone call from her husband, Sharrieff a.k.a. "Coach Shah" and she was heard asking him, "I need to go to the house?!" That's when things took a turn and the reality star asked fellow housewife Whitney Rose to turn her mic off so she could have a private conversation. After getting off the phone with her husband, Jen announced that to fellow housewife Heather Gay that she had "some bad news" and said her husband was hospitalized with "internal bleeding." A complete lie, obviously.
Someone call Andy ASAP because Jen's "Shah Squad" is still seriously delusional. If you've been keeping up with The Real Housewife of Salt Lake City's legal drama then you're well aware Jen Shah and her assistant Stuart Smith are facing federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a massive multi-year telemarketing scam. Jen's issued not guilty pleas and she's been carrying on filming #RHOSLC alongside her castmates while thanking fans for support.
Jen Shah who's currently out on a $1 million personal recognizance bond, is actively engaging with fans on social media and thanking them for "not believing the hype." She also added that the entire ordeal taught her an important lesson about friendship.
The moments leading up to Jen Shah's arrest were caught on camera. She was reportedly alongside her castmates on a bus about to leave for Vail, Colorado when she received a phone call. After the call, Jen reportedly announced that her husband, Sharrieff "Coach" Shah, was in the hospital and had to leave calling it a "family emergency." Jen was then arrested minutes after leaving the bus.
Jen and Smith are accused of carrying out a wide-ranging telemarketing scheme that started in 2012 and continued up until this week where they would defraud hundreds of victims by selling those victims so-called “business services” in connection with the victims’ purported online businesses. Those victims many of whom were 55 and over were "sold" tax preparation and website design services, although "many victims were elderly and did not own a computer."
