Jen Shah and husband Sharrieff were ‘on the verge of a divorce’ pre-fraud charges

Jen Shah and her husband, Sharrieff “Coach” Shah, were connected nan rocks successful nan tallness of nan reality star’s ineligible troubles.

In her first sitdown question and reply since serving time for her domiciled successful a telemarketing fraud scheme, nan Bravolebrity told People her “involvement successful [the] conspiracy overlapped pinch [her] ain individual pain.”

She and Sharrieff, who wed successful August 1994, were separated and “on nan verge of divorce” astatine nan time, which, Jen claimed, “clouded [her] judgment.”

While she did not nail down nan timeline of their narration struggles, nan conspiracy Jen was progressive successful ran from astir 2012 done 2021.

Jen besides said astir being “overwhelmed pinch immense condolences from nan decease of [her] grandmother, [her] begetter and [her] aunt, each successful a very short play of time” erstwhile she became embroiled successful her ineligible scandal.

“I was spiraling deeper into my antecedently diagnosed objective depression,” she recalled.

Because of these factors, Jen said she “made horrible business decisions and … disregarded immense reddish flags.”

She continued, “I allowed nan lines to beryllium blurred betwixt individual friendships and ethical business practices. And successful essence, I trusted nan incorrect group astatine a very susceptible clip successful my life.”

Additionally, Jen clarified that it was her work to beryllium “diligent,” insisting she was not “making excuses” for her wrongdoing.

“It’s not for illustration I was making bully business decisions and past I woke up 1 greeting and each of a abrupt it’s like, ‘Oh, I made a bad business decision,'” she said. “This is nan totality of everything that was going connected and nan overlapping of what I was dealing pinch personally.

“I tried to debar and numb each of that pinch intoxicant and conscionable debar it,” Jen added.

Before nan “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” prima pleaded blameworthy to conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud successful July 2022, she and Sharrieff put connected a agreed front.

Her “Helpless” partner said during a November 2022 section that it was “painful” not to beryllium capable to “control nan outcome” and “fix it.”

The pursuing month, he wrote a missive to Jen’s judge requesting leniency up of her sentencing, labeling her a “truly bully woman.”

The brace stayed beardown during Jen’s 33 months down bars, pinch Jen wishing Sharrieff a happy Valentine’s Day via Instagram and thanking him for “sticking by [her] broadside and ne'er letting spell of [her] hand.”

The duo, who stock 2 sons, spent their 31st day together successful August 2025.

She was released from nan Federal Prison Camp successful Bryan, Texas, 4 months later.