Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah and her assistant, Stuart Smith was arrested on 30 March 2021.
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, and Dermot Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, made a decision to arrested the duo, Jen Shah and Stuart Smith.
They were both charged with one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein.
Jen Shah and Stuart Smith allegedly built a telemarketing scheme almost ten years ago. They targeted almost ten or more people over the age of 55. This carries a maximum sentence of 30 years, while the money laundering charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
The duo created a list of potential victims, referred to as leads. From there, they sold those leads to telemarketing companies that would attempt to sell business services to the targeted individuals.
According to people.com, Jennifer Shah and Stuart Smith will receive a profit, a share of the fraudulent revenue, as per their agreement with other allegedly participants teams.
RHOSLC star Heather Gay already knew that his friend, Jennifer Shah's business was unsavory.
The pair are accused of having degraded many victims and conveyed to them that their business services are legal.
Jen Shah Married Life With Husband Sharrieff Shah
Jen Shah is married to Sharrieff Shah. Her husband, Sharrieff, is an NFL's Utah CB coaching cornerback and special teams coordinator. The couple tied their wedding knot on 27 August 1994.
She has uploaded a photo with her husband, Sharrieff, captioning:
"27 Years ago I married my best friend, my soul mate. I love you with my entire heart...thank you for your unconditional love, support, and standing by my side no matter what. I thank Allah for you each and every day. You are truly my biggest blessing; you are my everything. đ¤ 8.27.94"
Jen Shah and Sharrieff Shah first met while attending the University of Utah in the early 90s.
According to bravotv.com, her husband revealed about his first meeting with his wife, Jen, during the December 30 episode of RHOSLC, saying:
âWhen 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 asked Jen out, saying, "Well, would you like to go out?" and happily, Jen accepted the offer from him, saying, "Yes," but made a deal by bringing her cousins with her.
Unfortunately, the couple's relationship was on and off during their marriage life. Recently, Jen Shah has revealed that her married life with Sharrieff has almost gone on for divorce. Once, Jen had a conversation with Lisa Barlow, and she said that her entire life was over and also claimed that he wasn't being a positive influencer in her life and didn't support her.
Jennifer Shah was shocked after a call made by the divorce attorney, and she felt she was devastated.
RHOSLC star Jennifer Shah and her husband, Sharrieff Shah, were spotted together outside their Utah home ahead of her fraud trial while she was holding two boxes, and her husband was seen in a gray graphic T-shirt and black shorts in front of their property.
Currently, Jen Shah is free from prison on a $1 million bond following her arrest in March. After being released from prison, Jen Shah has revealed that her legal issues have brought changes in her life and also brought her closer to her husband, saying:
"I've just been focused on my family, right now because as you can imagine, this entire situation is just, it's hard. God literally sent an angel down on Earth to me in the form of Coach Shah to deal with my crazy a--."
She praised her husband, Sharrieff saying that he always wanted to inspire her and motivated her throughout their relationship, which helped the couple in their companionship.
Even after she got arrested, Sharrieff has supported her the most throughout her difficult time.
Jen, whose drama is teased in the trailer, admitted that the support of her family, especially her husband, has helped her the most through this difficult time.
The couple is the parents of two children, their first child, a son named Sharrieff Shah Jr, was born on 10 March 1994. After almost nine years later, Jan and Sharrieff became the parents of their second child, a son named Omar Shah, born in 2003.
Net Worth Of Jen Shah
Jen Shah had earned a decent sum of earnings from her professional career as a businesswoman. Jen surely had managed to amass a healthy sum of fortune and has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
The 47-years-old reality star Jen Shah started her professional career working as the Director of Business Development for companies for over 14 years of her life.
She is the founder and owner of the three big companies, including JAX Fashion, Shah Beauty, and The Real Shah Lashes. Additionally, Jen is a marketing whiz and wants to invest in every aspect of her company, doing everything from data collection to managing direct mail campaigns.
Due to her hard work and dedication towards her work for several years, she has managed to establish herself as a great business personality which she started with The Shah Squad.
Jen Shah made her debut appearance as one of the cast members on the Bravo reality show called The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, which started on the Bravo network on 11 November 2020.
According to screenrant.com, she makes a salary between $50,000 to $100,00 for being a full-time housewife on RHOSLC.
She also made her guest appearance in the TV Series, including Entertainment Tonight (2020) and Celebrity Page (2020).
Jen Shah and her husband moved to her new mansion named Shah Chalet 2.0, but they are not the owner of the mansion, but they were renting the property it for $13,217 per months.
The property, Shah Chalet 2.0, is valued at $3.17 million, which includes five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and the mansion has 7,797-square-feet.