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Jen Shah is ready to take full responsibility for her crimes nearly four months after being released from prison following a fraud conviction.
In a brand new interview with People magazine, published on Wednesday, April 1, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC) star said, "I was wrong. I made wrong decisions. I should have done things differently."
She added, "I should have been more diligent. And I'm deeply remorseful and sorry for my actions and for my part. I take full responsibility."
In 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to charges linked to a telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
The 52-year-old claimed that she "disregarded red flags" when getting into a business she initially thought was legit."
"I allowed the lines to be blurred between personal friendships and ethical business practices. And in essence, I trusted the wrong people at a very vulnerable time in my life," Shah said.
Explaining her work at the time, she continued, "I thought I was doing the right thing for the majority of the time. I was working under people who were running these companies."
Shah claimed to believe the companies she worked with were actually delivering services to customers.
She shared that at the time of her arrest, she had been dealing with "personal pain", including a separation from her husband, Sharrieff Shah, that clouded her judgement.
"We were on the verge of a divorce. I was overwhelmed with immense grief from the death of my grandmother, my father and my aunt, all in a very short period of time. I was spiralling deeper into my previously diagnosed clinical depression," she said.
Shah was sentenced to six and a half years behind bars in January 2023, and she reported to prison the following month.
Following the reduction of sentence multiple times, Jen Shah was released from prison in December 2025 after serving three years at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas.
