Jennifer Shah (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth ...

Lui; born October 4, 1973) is an American television personality and convicted felon. She is a former cast member of the reality television series ''

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''. Shah pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge in 2022, for which she is serving prison time.

Life and career

Shah is of Tongan and

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descent. Originally a

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, she converted to Islam. Shah is married to football coach

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. The two met while attending the

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as students. They have two sons together. Shah starred on the reality television series ''

'' for the first three seasons, which premiered in November 2020. In March 2021, she was criminally charged with conspiracy to commit

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and

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, pleading not guilty to both charges days later. Her legal case was chronicled in the documentary film ''Housewife and the Shah Shocker'', which premiered on

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in November that same year. The fraud allegations involved a

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scheme, in which elderly or vulnerable persons were targeted to obtain large financial fees by "claiming to offer services like website building and business coaching". In July 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In January 2023, Shah was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. Shah began her prison sentence the following month.

Filmography

*''

'', 2020–2023

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Jen 1973 births Living people 21st-century American criminals 21st-century American women American Muslims American people convicted of mail and wire fraud American people of Tongan descent American people of Native Hawaiian descent Criminals from Utah Former Latter Day Saints People from Salt Lake City University of Utah alumni Converts to Islam