JEN SHAH earned a fanbase after she became a cast member in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
On February 17, 2023, Shah is beginning her six-and-a-half-year prison sentence following her March 30, 2021 arrest on charges of fraud and money laundering.
Who is Jen Shah?
Shah is a reality TV personality known for starring in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Her life has been featured on three seasons of the hit Bravo show.
She is of Tongan and Hawaiian descent and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Shah was raised Mormon but converted to Islam when she learned about the historical mistreatment of Black people in her previous religion.
She was introduced to audiences when RHOSLC premiered on November 11, 2020.
On January 6, 2023, Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
The reality star's legal problems date back to March 30, 2021, when she was arrested on charges of fraud and money laundering.
After serving her time behind bars, Shah is also sentenced to serve five years of supervised release.
Information about the prison Shah is going to has not been released to the public.
However, as reported by NBC News, her lawyers have advocated for her to serve her time at a federal prison camp.
According to NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos: "A minimum-security camp is obviously the gold standard for a defendant."
The publication notes that "federal prison camps don't have the cells, barbed wire or stringent regulations characteristic of higher-security prisons."
What is Jen Shah's net worth?
Shah owns three companies: JAX Fashion, Shah Beauty, and The Real Shah Lashes.
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Online reports estimate Shah's net worth to be around $3million, but her finances will likely take a major hit with her arrest and imprisonment.
The reality star earns about $50K to $100K per RHOSLC episode filmed.
Who is Jen's husband, Sharrieff?
Shah is married to Sharrieff Shah, a football coach at the University of Utah.
He is a co-special teams coordinator for the Utah Utes team.
Aside from being a coach, Sharrieff obtained his law degree in 2001 and worked as an attorney for 12 years.
In 2012, he returned to Utah football and was named the official cornerback's coach.
Sharrieff also worked as a sideline reporter and NFL Player Association agent for many years before stepping in as a coach.
"When I met my wife in college, it was fantastic. I never in my life, in my life, seen anybody as pretty in my life," Sharrieff shared with the show's viewers.
They wed in 1994 and have two sons together: Omar, born in 2003, and Sharrieff Jr, born on March 10, 1994.
