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Jen Shahwill not be sitting down withAndy Cohenbefore she goes to jail.
TheReal Housewives of Salt Lake Citystar, 49,was sentenced to78 months (6.5 years) for her role in orchestrating a fraud scheme.
Shortly afterwards, Cohen, 54, said that he wanted to interview Shah before her prison sentence begins in February, stating on a recent episode of Sirius XM’sRadio Andy: “I’m hoping to go talk to Jen this weekend. I’m hopeful that I can do that sit down with her in front of some cameras and deliver that to you. I’m really hoping to do that.”
Shah has now responded and made it clear she has no plans to do an interview with theBravoexec.
Ina pointed Instagram message posted on Thursday, Shah wrote, “On January 6th, I stood before Judge Stein and asked him to see me not as a fictionalized character, but as the real Jen Shah. I am now at a point, legally, emotionally and mentally, where I can answer questions and provide a few unknown details about my case. I want and need to share these critical facts. I owe it to those that love and support me to hear the truth.”
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“I will not be doing the 1:1 withAndy Cohenand Bravo because of their unwillingness to remove contractual provisions that would allow the network to legally make misrepresentations of me and my story, relating to any and all topics, prior to and during the course of my participation,” added Shah.
“I promised myself and my loving family that I would not allow this portion of my life to be sensationalized or inaccurately conveyed,” said Shah, who sharessons Sharrieff Jr., 28, and Omar, 19,with her husbandSharrieff.
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Shah and her assistant,Stuart Smith, were arrested in March 2021 for spearheading a phone scam to defraud people over the age of 55.Details later emergedabout how the scheme claimed to offer tutoring course to prepare the victims for a salaried sales position.
Even afterSmith entered a guilty pleain November 2021, Shah continued to proclaim her innocence — until she entered into a plea deal in July 2022 and admitted in court to her role in the scheme.
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Shah’s prison sentence will begin on Feb. 17.Though Judge Stein would not specify the facility at her sentencing, Shah is expected to serve out her sentence somewhere in the"Texas region.“After she leaves prison, Judge Sidney Stein also ordered Shah to servefive years of supervised release"to make sure youdon’t end up committing another crime,” said Stein.
source: people.com
