"Shah, 52, was sentenced in 2023 to 6 1/2 years in prison for defrauding people in a telemarketing scam that stretched nearly a decade. At the time, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sobelman said she was the most culpable of more than 30 defendants accused of participating in the nationwide fraud targeting people who were often vulnerable, older or unsophisticated electronically. The fraud involved bogus services that were promoted as enabling people to make substantial amounts of money through online businesses."
"The transfer means that Shah is either being held in home confinement or in a halfway house. Her projected release date is Aug. 30, 2026. "For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual, including reasons for transfers or release plans, nor do we specify an individual's specific location while in community confinement," BOP spokesperson Emery Nelson wrote in an email to The Associated Press."
Jennifer Shah was transferred from the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas to a community confinement program overseen by the Phoenix Residential Reentry Management Office, placing her in either home confinement or a halfway house. Her projected release date is Aug. 30, 2026. Shah, 52, received a 6 1/2-year sentence in 2023 for a telemarketing scam that spanned nearly a decade and targeted often vulnerable, older or electronically unsophisticated people with bogus online-business services. Shah pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in July 2022, apologized to victims, and pledged $6.5 million in restitution and forfeiture. Prosecutors said she used fraud profits to fund a lavish lifestyle.
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