The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah sentenced to jail

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jan Shah arrived Friday at a federal prison camp in Texas to begin her 6.5-year sentence for running a telemarketing scheme targeting vulnerable elderly victims, a prison spokesman said.

The reality TV star turned himself in at the Bryan federal prison camp, about 100 miles northwest of downtown Houston, after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.

The facility is a minimum security prison that lacks cells, barbed wire or fencing, which experts call the “gold standard” of serving a sentence.

According to the Bureau of Prisons, the daily lives of inmates in federal POW camps are built around work and programs. When she is not working, Shah will be able to receive guests, watch TV, play sports, do arts and crafts and attend religious services.

“Jen Shah’s determination to cure her victims and change her life is unwavering,” reality TV star Priya Chaudhry’s lawyer said in a statement.

“She is determined to serve her sentence with courage and purpose, fueled by her desire to make amends for the harm she has caused and to help others in her new community.”

A federal judge in New York last month ordered Shah to serve 78 months to face “the consequences of the many years she spent targeting vulnerable older people,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said immediately after Shah’s sentencing.

In her last public appearance, the emotional Shah apologized.

Shah claimed she was the unassuming daughter of immigrants, as opposed to the overbearing, condescending figure she appeared to be on Bravo’s hit reality show The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.

“I have to come to terms with the fact that I went against these core values, and I deeply regret what I did,” Shah said during the sentencing. “I want to apologize to all victims and families and I take full responsibility for the harm I have caused and will pay full compensation to all victims.”

Shah is the wife of longtime University of Utah assistant football coach Sharrif Shah, who oversees cornerbacks and special teams. They have two sons.

Shah’s arrest and possible confession of guilt was a major storyline of the Bravo show.

“The only thing I’m guilty of is that I’m Shah-Majing,” Shah said in her introduction before the second season episodes. Prosecutors later pointed to the slogan in their sentencing request, alleging that Shah had ridiculed the allegations against her.

The first episode of the second season of “Salt Lake City” began with footage of the cast meeting in the parking lot and getting ready for the drive when Shah got a call saying she couldn’t walk and sped away.

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