Jin Shah will be released in 2026 after the third reduced sentence

In July 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to participating in a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted and defrauded elderly and vulnerable people.

She was initially sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison in January 2023, but her initial sentence was reduced by a year two months later.

Shah is scheduled to celebrate Thanksgiving next year with her family after her prison sentence was commuted for the third time.

according to Page sixThe Federal Bureau of Prisons prisoner database shows that Shah will regain her freedom on November 3, 2026.

The imprisoned reality TV star is serving her sentence at Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas.

Jane Shah was arrested in March 2021 along with one of her aides, Stuart Smith. The duo has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, Audrey Strauss, said in… press release After Shah’s arrest, Jennifer Shah, who portrays herself as a wealthy and successful businesswoman on reality television, and Stuart Smith, who is portrayed as Shah’s top associate, allegedly created and sold “master lists” of innocent individuals for the benefit of others. Members of their scheme to repeatedly defraud.”

The statement continued: “In actual fact and as alleged, the so-called business opportunities that Shah, Smith, and their co-conspirators paid to the victims were merely fraudulent schemes, motivated by greed, to steal the victims’ money. Now, these defendants face prison time for their alleged crimes.”

Shah and Smith initially pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. However, they pleaded guilty in July 2022.

The TV personality appeared in a New York court to convert her original plea of ​​not guilty to guilty. She took responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges against her. She told the judge she had committed “internet fraud, providing services of little or no value.” Courage He added“We used interstate phones and emails. I knew many of the buyers were over 55. I’m so sorry.”

Priya Chaudhry, Shah’s lawyer, said: People magazine“Ms. Shah is a good woman who went above and beyond. She takes full responsibility for her actions and deeply apologizes to everyone who was harmed.”

“Ms. Shah is also sorry that she has disappointed her husband, children, family, friends and supporters. Jane pleaded guilty because she wants to pay her debt to society and put this ordeal behind her and her family,” Chaudhry added.

On January 6, 2023, Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for her role in organizing the telemarketing conspiracy. Her husband, Sharif, and their sons, Sharif Junior and Omar, were in the courtroom when the verdict was read.

Shah apologized for her actions and for harming innocent people and promised to do everything in her power to “earn the money needed to pay compensation.”

Her lawyer said too People magazine In a statement, “Jane Shah deeply regrets the mistakes she made and is deeply sorry for the people she has hurt. Jane believes in our justice system, understands that anyone who breaks the law will be punished, and accepts this sentence as a crime.” only.”

“Jane will pay her debt to society and when she becomes a free woman again, she pledges to pay her debt to the victims who were harmed by her mistakes,” Chaudhry continued.

In March 2023, Jin Shah was sentenced Reduced for a yearShe is scheduled to be released on August 30, 2028. Her rep said the people She “is doing well and remains committed to making her victims whole.”

Shah’s rep also revealed that she has “started paying her dues for compensation” and hopes to return home “as soon as possible so she can resume life with her family and work, putting this chapter of her life behind her.”

The 51-year-old completed an anger management course in June 2023 and had her sentence reduced by eight months in October 2024.