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Time is running out. Former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em><\/a>\u00a0star\u00a0Jen Shah<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0is a \u201ccomplete mess\u201d as she awaits a 6.5-year prison sentence<\/a> beginning on February 17, 2023, a source exclusively tells\u00a0Life & Style<\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cJen\u2019s been a complete wreck since the sentencing. She doesn\u2019t want to go to prison<\/a>, and she still hasn\u2019t wrapped her head around it. She can\u2019t stop sobbing,\u201d the insider tells Life & Style.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cHer husband, Sharrieff<\/a><\/strong>, is constantly by her side, trying to help her keep it together. She\u2019s a complete mess.\u201d<\/p>\n Jen pleaded guilty to one count of\u00a0conspiracy to commit wire fraud<\/a> related to a nationwide telemarketing scheme on July 11, 2022. In return, the U.S. Attorney in her case agreed to drop a second count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.<\/p>\n Prosecutors asked that the former Bravolebrity serve 10 years in prison, while her attorneys requested a much shorter three-year term. A judge met the two sides halfway at her January 6, 2023, sentencing.<\/p>\n Jen\u2019s arrest and legal trouble was a\u00a0major plotline throughout season 2 of\u00a0RHOSLC<\/i>. During the\u00a0season 3 premiere<\/a>\u00a0episode in September 2022, she admitted to being fearful of what her future held.<\/p>\n \u201cI would be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t scared,\u201d Jen revealed. \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about myself, I\u2019m thinking about my family. I can\u2019t imagine being away from them. It would literally kill me.\u201d The reality star and her husband share two\u00a0sons,\u00a0Sharrieff Jr.\u00a0and\u00a0Omar<\/a>. All three were by her side supporting Jen during her sentencing.<\/p>\n