The new Hulu documentary investigates allegations of wire fraud and money laundering against Jen Shah 

A new documentary from Hulu delves into the real housewife of Salt Lake City actor Jen Shah and its ongoing legal issues. 

The 48-year-old reality TV star and her assistant Stewart Smith were arrested in March and charged with one count of wire fraud related to telemarketing - they allegedly made 10 or more 55-year-olds through telemarketing. The above are victims—and a conspiracy to launder money. 

The two pleaded not guilty in a subpoena in April, but earlier this month, the 43-year-old Smith changed his plea and waited for the sentencing hearing on March 3. The trial judge said at the plea hearing that he will face up to 70 years in prison.

In Hulu's new documentary, The Housewife & the Shah Shocker, various legal experts claimed that Bravo's super fans, Shah's family and friends, and victims of the telemarketing scam were all talking about the case. 

These are the six blockbusters in the work, which can now be viewed on streaming services. 

Shah's former stylist and fashion designer Koa Johnson played a key role in this documentary, claiming that most of the glitz and glamour that Shah showed on RHOSLC are not real. 

"She must be very confidential on many things," he said. "The things you see, such as fur coats, are not hers. Any large jewelry you see on her is rented and borrowed." 

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He continued, "Is Jen Shah driving a Porsche? Yes. Is she driving a Porsche now? No. Why? Well, it's not her Porsche or her car." 

Later, lawyer Ronald Richards pointed out that when bail was required, Shah had no assets, so she had to use $250,000 in cash instead of her house or car. (Yes, this means that the famous "Shah Chalet" is for rent). 

Johnson went on to talk about some of Shah’s video and audio clips, which have surfaced, showing her verbally reprimanding her employees. In an interview, Johnson once compared her personality on TV with her personality in real life. 

"She likes every scene of screaming. In real life, sometimes she always screams. In fact, she is worse off screen," he said. 

"She did say in several interviews that she was the Wizard of Oz, the woman behind the scenes. I don't think she is a wizard, I think she is the evil witch of the West," he added. 

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In a video circulating on social media, Shah was secretly recorded as she yelled at a group of employees for a few minutes. Johnson said it was filmed before the reunion of RHOSLC in season 1. "She was very upset in that video because she realized she was not ready. She threw a pepper bowl at me," he said. 

In another audio clip, Shah can be heard telling Johnson, "We are going to put on boxing gloves, and I will beat you in two seconds." 

He said in the documentary: "I think this crosses a line, a boundary with me." "I decided to buy only a one-way ticket to Hawaii, and then I left." 

Shah's aunt Lehua Vincent and her old classmate Beth Hahne also appeared in The Housewife & the Shah Shocker, and they had different views on Shah. 

"The real Jen Shah, the person I know, has dealt with adversity every day of her life and achieved success through all of this," Vincent said. 

Hahne and Vincent also recalled that as a Tongan and Polynesian who grew up in Salt Lake City, Shah faced racism and discrimination. 

"There may be four or five other people of color in high school. Mormons are a big deal in this tightly bound community. This is not an easy place," Hahn said. 

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Vincent later shared: “I remember one afternoon when she came home from school, I noticed that her skin had a bright, bright, bright red hue. She said, “I scrubbed and scrubbed and then scrubbed, it won’t Falling off.' I said,'What are you talking about, what will not fall off?' She said, "The kids in the school said I was dirty and I wanted to wipe it off. It will not fall off. ""

"They think she is different enough to laugh at her, make her feel different, feel inferior to herself. Fortunately, we are here to support her in all adversity," she concluded. 

When Shah was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security in March, the entire process was captured by Bravo cameras and appeared in an episode of RHOSLC earlier this month. 

However, Rick Patel, the acting agent responsible for the New York homeland security investigation, said that this was not what was planned. 

"We don't look for the exact time of the arrest. As far as Jen Shah is concerned, she has a TV crew that follows her regularly, so there is no plan," he said. "Our investigators, our agents need to complete our work. I am happy to say that they did not have any accidents and she was detained." 

Patel later called the telemarketing plan, like the one in which Shah was accused of participating, "disturbing." 

"We have been observing these scammers living a luxurious lifestyle. It is painful, really painful, because when you talk to the victim, you see that everything they did is completely gone, which is disturbing. "He said. "This is obviously why we do this work, and we want to make sure it stops."

Two alleged victims of the telemarketing program claimed that they were scammed by the company mentioned in the case against Shah, and her various co-defendants recounted their experiences in the documentary. 

Penny Pucket said that she purchased a non-existent service from a company owned by one of the co-defendants. She shared that she first purchased a program for around $97 to help her promote her baby blanket on social media. But her husband's farm is struggling. 

Soon, as her information was sold to other companies and she was persuaded to buy more and more services designed to help her business, the $97 became $29,000. 

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"These people, you have to understand, they are really sleek. They know how to manipulate you," Parkett said, adding later, "I felt very frustrated when I realized I was being deceived. I was ashamed because I Think I am a smarter person than that." 

"The people behind this are professionals in what they do," said Patel, an HSI agent. "This is disgusting. What we want to tell any victim is: it's not your fault. So please come forward because we need your help to make sure this doesn't happen to more people." 

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The second alleged victim, preschool teacher Marie Walker, purchased an online service to help her establish a new home business during the pandemic. The company she bought was MasteryPro, a shell company allegedly associated with Shah. 

However, similar to Pucket, Walker said she soon found out that she had no more than $18,000.  

She claimed that when she realized that it was a scam, she reported the case to the police, the Federal Trade Commission and her credit card company, but only recovered about $8,000. 

"If I could talk to those who lied to me, I would say,'Will you do this to your mother? To your sister? Why? Why are you doing this? Why are you continuing to do this?'" Walker said . 

The documentary pointed out that neither Pucket nor Walker was part of the government's case against Shah. 

Some legal experts in the documentary stated that although Shah continues to insist that she is innocent, Smith's recent confession may make her situation more difficult.​​​​​ 

"The Southern District of New York is very good at what they do. They have a very high win rate in trials," said federal criminal defense attorney Jacob Mitchell. 

"Not knowing that something is illegal is not a defense," he continued. "Because of the risks involved, you must actually lack an understanding of what is happening. This is a very strong motivation for people to request or cooperate." 

Richards said that since Smith did make a request, he might be proved to be "destructive" in his defense against Shah. 

"She will have a hard time attacking his credibility because they have been best friends before being arrested," he said. "Stewart knows where the body is buried. I think if he testifies, it would be a devastating witness for her." 

"These are serious allegations because when you have a lot of victims and a lot of money, the sentencing guidelines will go up. Unfortunately, for Ms. Shah, if convicted, it will be a high penalty. I mean It's that she won't think about a year - she's looking at it for ten years," Richards added. 

The Housewife & the Shah Shocker can now be played on Hulu.