RHOSLC’s Jen Shah Looks Solemn as She Leaves Court After Being Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison

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After getting emotional in court, Jen Shah stepped out looking solemn as she digested the news that she was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Friday, January 6.The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in July 2022, more than one year after she claimed she was innocent when she was arrested in connection to a telemarking scheme.

Shah, who wore a camel-colored outfit and coat with a leopard-print clutch, was joined by husband Coach Sharrieff Shah and their two sons Sharrieff Jr., 28, and Omar, 19, in court.“I am profoundly and deeply sorry,” Jen told her family after the judge’s ruling, per ABC News.Earlier during the hearing, the Bravo star apologized to the victims, who were mostly over the age of 55.“You and the world know me as Jen Shah,” she told Judge Sidney Stein, according to Inner City Press’ Matthew Lee. “But reality TV has nothing to do with reality, even my tagline, Shah-mazing — they wrote it.

I want to speak about who I am.”Jen subsequently began to cry.“I stand before you as an immigrant from Tonga and Hawaii. The elderly command the most respect.

I am the family matriarch,” she said. “The principles are humility and loyalty and respect. I have come to terms I have gone against these.