Jennifer Shah (née Lui; born October 4, 1973) is an American television personality and convicted felon.
She is a former cast member of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Shah pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge in 2022, for which she is serving prison time.
Shah is of Tongan and Hawaiian descent.
Originally a Mormon, she converted to Islam.
Shah is married to football coach Sharrieff Shah.
The two met while attending the University of Utah as students.
They have two sons together.
2020
Shah starred on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City for the first three seasons, which premiered in November 2020.
In March 2021, she was criminally charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud, 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 Hulu in November that same year.
The fraud allegations involved a telemarketing 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 6 1⁄2 years in prison.
Shah began her prison sentence the following month.
