--- title: "REPORT: Jen Shah Will Likely Face 5-10 Years in Prison if Found Guilty of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering!" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/04/12/report-jen-shah-will-likely-face-5-10-years-in-prison-if-found-guilty-of-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering/ type: post date: 2021-04-12 modified: 2021-04-11 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/04/12/report-jen-shah-will-likely-face-5-10-years-in-prison-if-found-guilty-of-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # REPORT: Jen Shah Will Likely Face 5-10 Years in Prison if Found Guilty of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering! Yikes, things aren't looking good for Jen Shah! According to a new report from *HollywoodLife*, the *Real Housewives of Salt Lake City* star will likely face 5-10 years in prison if she's found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering! *“She faces a statutory maximum sentence of 30 years on the charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She also faces another 20 years on the money laundering charge.” * lawyer Brandon Sample, who specializes in federal white-collar crime cases, tells [HollywoodLife](https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/04/09/jen-shah-jail-time-explained-interview-laywers-rhoslc/). *“The Court has the power to run the sentences consecutive; however, it rarely happens. I expect that if the government is able to determine her guilt, the sentence in the case would be most likely 5 – 10 years, but that is just a guess,”* he explained. Besides prison time, the RHOSLC star is also facing major fines and losing all her assets. *“The Government will likely seek to freeze and confiscate assets that derive from her alleged criminal activity,”* Sample explained. *“If she is found guilty, these assets could be sold by the Government to help make restitution to victims in the case.”* If Jen is found guilty, things will get even uglier for the reality TV star. According to one legal expert, Jen will be on the hook for up to $1.5 million dollars in fines if found guilty. *“The wire fraud conspiracy charge carries a $1 million fine. The money laundering charge carries a max $500,000 fine,”* Sample noted. However, criminal defense attorney Sharen Ghatan points out that there's a chance Jen could avoid jail time altogether. *“Her attorneys will likely emphasize her clean criminal record, assuming she has that and will highlight a lack of “crimes of moral turpitude,”* Ghatan explained. *“It’s especially concerning that there are other defendants,”* she continued. *“It’s highly likely that someone will rat someone else out. [Jen] Shah should use any inside knowledge to better her situation and bargain down to a lesser offense or best yet, a dismissal, in exchange for information about a ‘bigger fish.'”* Ghatan adds that Jen is presumed innocent until found guilty, noting, *“The prosecutor needs to prove that she’s guilty. Shah is presumed innocent.”* RHOSLC will return to Bravo for season 2 in late 2021. ## Thoughts on this all? Do you think Jen will go to jail? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**