Jen Shah To Be Freed In 2026 After Third Reduced Sentence

In July 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to participating in a nationwide telemarketing scheme targeting and defrauding elderly and vulnerable people.

She was initially sentenced to six and a half years in prison in January 2023, but her original sentence was reduced by one year two months later.

Shah will celebrate Thanksgiving next year with his family after his prison sentence was reduced for the third time.

According to Page sixthe Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database shows Shah will regain his freedom on November 3, 2026.

The incarcerated reality TV star is serving his sentence at the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas.

Jen Shah was arrested in March 2021 alongside one of her assistants, Stuart Smith. The duo was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a press release After Shah’s arrest, “Jennifer Shah, who portrays herself as a wealthy and successful businesswoman on ‘reality’ television, and Stuart Smith, who is portrayed as Shah’s ‘first assistant,’ allegedly generated and sold “master lists” of innocent individuals for others. members of their scheme to defraud repeatedly.

The statement continues: “In reality and as alleged, the so-called business opportunities offered to victims by Shah, Smith and their co-conspirators were nothing more than fraudulent schemes, motivated by greed, to steal money. victims. The defendants face prison time for their alleged crimes. »

Shah and Smith initially pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. However, they pleaded guilty in July 2022.

The TV personality appeared in a New York court to change his initial plea from not guilty to guilty. She took responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges brought against her. She told the judge she had committed “wire fraud, offering services of little or no value.” Bravolebrity added“We used interstate phones and emails. I knew most of the buyers were over 55. I’m so sorry.”

Shah’s lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, said PEOPLE Magazine“Ms. Shah is a good woman who crossed the line. She takes full responsibility for her actions and deeply apologizes to everyone who was hurt.”

Chaudhry added: “Ms. Shah is also sorry for disappointing her husband, children, family, friends and supporters. Jen pleaded guilty because she wants to pay her debt to society and put this ordeal behind her and his family.”

On January 6, 2023, Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for her role in orchestrating the telemarketing conspiracy. Her husband, Sharrieff, and their sons, Sharieff Jr. and Omar, were in the courtroom when the sentence was read.

Shah apologized for her actions and for hurting innocent people and promised to do everything she could to “earn the funds needed for compensation.”

His lawyer also said PEOPLE Magazine in a statement: “Jen Shah deeply regrets the mistakes she made and is deeply sorry to those she hurt. Jen has confidence in our justice system, understands that anyone who breaks the law will be punished, and accepts this sentence as just.”

Chaudhry continued: “Jen will pay her debt to society and when she becomes a free woman again, she vows to pay her debt to the victims harmed by her mistakes.”

In March 2023, Jen Shah’s sentence was reduced by one year and her release date is scheduled for August 30, 2028. Her representative said PEOPLE that she “was doing well and remained determined to heal her victims.”

Shah’s spokesperson further revealed that she had “initiated her restitution payments” and hoped to return home “as soon as possible so that she can resume her life with her family and work, leaving this chapter of her life behind her.

The 51-year-old completed an anger management course in June 2023 and had his sentence reduced by eight months in October 2024.