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Jen Shah carries (possibly fake) Gucci bag to sentencing hearing

Jen Shah is looking polished at court.

The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star appeared for her sentencing during her fraud trial on Friday, wearing a camel-colored coat with a matching monochromatic leopard-print pussy-bow top.

Shah, who was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for wire fraud, also carried a Gucci leopard-print clutch ($1,190) for the occasion — less than one month after it was revealed that federal authorities confiscated more than 50 counterfeit purses and pieces of jewelry from the reality star’s home in Utah.

She previously clutched the same bag at BravoCon afterparties (though she was not invited to any of the formal events).

It would seem the Italian fashion label is a go-to for Shah, who paired a red Gucci handbag worth more than $2,000 with a pearl-accented Gucci logo belt to the courthouse in July 2022.

Among the items, according to documents obtained by Page Six, were handbags marked “Louis Vuitton,” “Chanel,” “Fendi,” “Jimmy Choo” and “Gucci,” although neither the red purse nor the leopard clutch were described among the knockoffs.

The Bravolebrity was arrested in March 2021 for allegedly scamming hundreds of victims in a telemarketing scheme, prompting the raid of her home. However, the inventory list — which also included real designer goods — was released after Shah pleaded guilty in July to help her pay the $9.5 million in restitution she owes.

The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star previously carried the same purse at BravoCon afterparties.
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Jen Shah
The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star previously carried the same purse at BravoCon afterparties.
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At her plea hearing, Shah admitted she knowingly offered bogus services.

“From 2012 to March 2021 in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, I agreed with others to commit wire fraud,” Shah said. “I did this by knowingly providing customer names to people who were marketing business services that had little or no value.”

Her husband, Sharrieff Shah Sr., pleaded with the judge to show leniency in the sentencing at the time.

Shah previously carried a large red Gucci bag to the courthouse in July 2022.
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‘Real Housewives’ star Jen Shah to face sentencing for telemarketing fraud scheme

Disgraced “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah will be sentenced by a federal judge in Manhattan Friday for running a yearslong telemarketing scam that targeted elderly Americans. 

Federal prosecutors want Judge Sidney Stein to hand the fallen reality TV star up to 10 years in prison over the scheme, arguing she helped siphon the life savings of her victims for nearly a decade. 

“At the defendant’s direction, victims were defrauded over and over again until they had nothing left,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing submission. 

“[Shah] and her co-conspirators persisted in their conduct until the victims’ bank accounts were empty, their credit cards were at their limits, and there was nothing more to take,” they wrote.

Shah, 49, pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for providing “leads” about who to target to a crew of telemarketers that duped victims into investing in dubious online projects. 

The scammers offered their marks bogus business services beginning in 2012 — then pocketed the cash and provided the victims “products” and “services” that were of little or no value. 

At her plea hearing, Shah told Judge Stein she knew the services being offered were basically worthless. 

Shah pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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“From 2012 to March 2021 in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, I agreed with others to commit wire fraud,” Shah said. 

“I did this by knowingly providing customer names to people who were marketing business services that had little or no value,” she added. 

Shah’s defense attorneys argued in their own sentencing submission that she should serve three years in prison, arguing that while she played a significant role in the fraud, she was not a leader of the operation. 

Federal prosecutors have asked Judge Sidney Stein to sentence Shah to 10 years in prison.
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“Ms. Shah’s piece of the puzzle, though important, was not enough to carry out this fraud without these other crucial pieces controlled and directed by experienced criminals (who were not Ms. Shah),” her attorneys wrote. 

“There is neither reason nor evidence to place Ms. Shah at the ‘Godfather’ or ‘Kingpin’ level of this fraud,” they added. 

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Andy Cohen says ‘RHOBH’ is taking a ‘break,’ teases 2023 plans

Put on pause.

Andy Cohen revealed that the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” will be on hold for a “minute.”

“Beverly Hills, we’re taking a minute break,” the Bravo head honcho told E! News earlier this week, adding, “and then we’ll be back shooting with them in the new year.”

Cohen, 54, did not go into detail as to why the LA-based reality show is not following their usual programming schedule.

He also did not comment on which “Housewives” may be back for the next season.

The most recent stint of “RHOBH” featured Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Diana Jenkins, and Kathy Hilton as a “friend of” the cast.

The most recent stint of “RHOBH” featured Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Diana Jenkins, Sutton Stracke, and Kathy Hilton.
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However, following some drama during a cast trip to Aspen in Season 12, Hilton, 63, warned Bravo that she may not return if Rinna, 59, and Jayne, 51, were asked back.

“I had said that I would only be willing to come back if the cast [changed],” the fan favorite told TMZ in October.

“If it was completely the same, absolutely not,” she continued. “Because I feel they are two bullies that intimidate a lot of the other girls.”

While Bravo works out its casting issues with “RHOBH,” Cohen shared which franchises are currently filming.

“We are shooting the new ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ that I’m excited about and then we’ll get ‘Legacy’ going,” the executive producer teased to E! News, while remaining tight-lipped about further details.

Cohen also noted that the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” — which is airing right now — is “in the middle of a gangbuster season.”

He said Season 3 will wrap in early 2023 — much like the “Real Housewives of Potomac,” which he said is also having a “fantastic season.”

Cohen concluded by sharing that fans can expect “lots more ‘Ultimate Girls Trips’” in the new year, which will return to Peacock for a third season.

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