Jen Shah: From RHSLC to Redemption

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Jin Sha, the former real housewives of Salt Lake City Star, just dropped her first interview

since getting out of prison, and she's firing back hard.

Against claims she targeted seniors in her big telemarketing scam.

The 52-year-old pled guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that ripped off thousands, mostly

older folks, for millions.

She served 33 months behind bars, way less than the original 78-month sentence, thanks to

good behavior cuts.

Her operation sold fake business services to vulnerable people using shady led lists,

and she helped set prices and cover tracks with offshore accounts.

Prosecutors nailed her for it all, and a judge hit her with over $6.5 million in restitution

to victims.

Victims got crushed.

One older woman lost $30,000 and ended up homeless.

Another in her 70s blew half her life savings at $40,000, and folks talked about ongoing

debt and mental pain from the con.

Sha's arrest even went down on Bravo cameras back in March 2021, turning her denial phase

into reality TV drama.

In the interview, she blames clouded judgment from personal chaos, separation from her

husband on the edge of divorce, grief over family deaths, and, spiraling depression fueled

by alcohol.

She says she trusted the wrong crew, and only saw the real damage when hit with prosecution

evidence like a freight train, flipping her plea in July, 2022.

Now home since December 10 after early release of Brian, Texas' so-called camp cupcake,

where she bonded with Elizabeth Holmes' over workouts, Sha's, on a mission to pay back

every cent and stay straight, owning her role without full excuses.