NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison in connection with a telemarketing scam.
Shah, 49, was sentenced following her guilty plea in July to a conspiracy charge for her participation in a massive fraud for nearly a decade.
U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence for Shah after she sobbed while apologizing for the fraud.
At the start of Shah’s sentencing hearing, Stein cautioned a packed Manhattan courtroom that he was not sentencing the person people see on television. Stein said that person is “simply a character. It’s acting,” reports KTLA.
He said RHOSLC “involves role playing. … It’s a heavily scripted operation.”
When Shah, 49, had a chance to speak, she too said she is not the person she is on the show.
“Reality TV has nothing to do with reality,” she said. “I am deeply sorry for what I’ve done. My actions have hurt innocent people.”
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