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A brand new wardrobe. Jen Shah was photographed for the primary time since reporting to jail in February — and the times of designer threads are behind her.
The Actual Housewives of Salt Lake Metropolis star, 49, was noticed sporting a khaki jail uniform at FPC Bryan in Texas, in images obtained by Web page Six on Tuesday, Might 9. The Bravo persona was seen strolling subsequent to a fellow inmate whereas wearing her facility-issued pants and shirt, which she paired with glasses and understated earrings. Her lengthy hair, in the meantime, was pulled again right into a easy ponytail.
The previous advertising and marketing professional reported to the Texas campus in February after she was sentenced to six.5 years in jail one month prior. Shah was arrested in March 2021 and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit cash laundering. The Utah native initially pleaded not responsible to each expenses however later modified her plea in July 2022. The cash laundering cost was dropped as a situation of her plea deal.
In March, Shah’s sentence was shortened by one 12 months, that means she’ll be launched on August 30, 2028, after 66 months in jail. (Her unique sentence was for 78 months.)
Earlier this 12 months, the truth star’s supervisor, Chris Giovanni, advised TMZ that his consumer was planning to stage a play — titled The Actual Housewives of Bryan — with a few of her fellow inmates. Based on Giovanni, the play revolves across the “real-life housewives” residing at Shah’s jail camp, which is positioned about two hours northeast of Austin. The rep went on to say that the play remains to be in its “early phases,” as Shah is taking a while to assist her stars learn to learn and write, however the personalities within the play might be “cranked as much as 11.”
Jen Shah arrives at Manhattan Federal Court docket January 6, 2023 in New York Metropolis. Information Licensing / MEGA
Shah has been working within the jail’s academic division and library, per Giovanni, and understanding day by day and sustaining her Muslim religion.
Shortly after surrendering to FPC Bryan, the Shah Magnificence founder shared diary entries about her expertise on the facility. “I preserve considering that is insane, utterly ridiculous. Why am I right here? I imply, I do know why I’m right here, however this simply seems like somebody like me doesn’t belong right here. I’ve by no means been in bother earlier than,” she wrote in a single entry, which appeared on-line in March. “Then I immediately cease myself from happening this self-destructive path of considering. I’m right here due to my dangerous selections. I’m right here as a result of I did this to myself and there’s no one guilty however me.”
She additionally mirrored on how troublesome it was to say goodbye to her husband, Sharrieff Shah, and son Omar, 19, who each accompanied her to Texas when she surrendered. (The couple additionally share son Sharrieff Jr., 29.)
“I needed to recollect his embrace, his odor, his contact,” Jen wrote of Sharrieff Sr., 52. “I held his face in each of my palms. As I appeared into his eyes, tears streaming down my face, I advised him he’s the love of my life and I like him greater than something.”
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Final month, Jen’s lawyer Priya Chaudhry claimed that her former consumer owes practically $125,000 in unpaid authorized bills. In a courtroom submitting obtained by Us Weekly in April, the lawyer acknowledged that she and her legislation agency “filed a movement to withdraw as counsel” on March 24 “based mostly on Ms. Shah’s unpaid charges and bills.” In whole, Chaudhry alleged that Jen owes $124,422.95 — $50,000 in unpaid charges and a further $74,422.95 in unpaid bills.
