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Jen Shah’s incarceration release date has been moved up.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' inmate database, theReal Housewives of Salt Lake Citystar, 49, is now scheduled to be released on Aug. 30, 2028, a full year earlier than her original sentence after shereported to Bryan Federal Prison Camp(FPC) last month in Bryan, Texas.
“I have spoken with my client Jen Shah over the phone this week — she is doing well and remains committed towards making her victims whole,” her rep said in a Sunday statement to PEOPLE. “She has initiated her payments towards restitution, and we hope to have her home as soon as possible so that she may resume life with her family and work, putting this chapter of her life behind her.”
Shahentered a guilty plealast July after shewas arrestedback in March 2021, along with her assistant Stuart Smith, for their roles ina long-running nationwide telemarketing scheme.
They both originally pled not guilty after they were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Shah’s legal teamattempted to have the charges dismissedin August 2021, but a judge denied the request.
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Smithswitched his plea to guiltythat November, and Shah did the same at a hearing in July 2022. She was sentenced to 78 months (6.5 years) in prison in January, during which she apologized for her actions.
Before Shahbegan her sentencelast month, her attorney Priya Chaudhry told PEOPLE in a statement that she is “determined to make restitutionto those whose lives she has impacted.”
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Chaudhry added: “Her path ahead will be filled with challenges, but with the unwavering love and support of her family and friends, Jen is prepared to face these challenges head-on and emerge from this experience a better person who makes a positive impact on others.”
source: people.com
