“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah ought to lag bars for 10 years after pleading guilty in her wire scams case — a minimum of that’s what federal district attorneys desire the judge to order.
According to legal docs, acquired by TMZ, the feds are looking for a 10-year sentence versus the “RHOBH” alum, insisting she’s the “most culpable person charged in this case.”
The docs go through a shopping list of reasons that district attorneys believe she’s deserving of the prolonged lockup … stating the truth star utilized the cash from her scams to “live a life of luxury.”
Prosecutors state Shah tried to “conceal her role in the scheme,” however was extremely associated with the daily operations. In the docs, district attorneys state Shah was disturbed with the quantity of cash being available in around June 2018, and texted her colleagues, ““I’m being available in to set appts for these men tomorrow. Please get my 24 karat gold headset with diamond encrusted mouth piece prepared. Papi requires cash for the weekend and [a co-conspirator] requires infant mom cash.”
They likewise state her post-arrest conduct reveals she is worthy of a long period of time in jail — mentioning she went “on a public offensive against the charges and tried to profit off the charges by selling ‘Justice for Jen’ merchandise.”
As we reported, Jen lastly took a handle July, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to devote wire scams in connection with telemarketing … and as part of her offer, district attorneys dropped one count of conspiracy to devote cash laundering.
The offer requires a sentence of approximately 14 years in jail, and she might wind up being on the hook for around $9 mil in restitution to victims of the scams. Jen herself has actually requested a 3-year sentence.