Meredith Marks, who’s been a good friend to Jen Shah, gave an update on how her friend is coping ahead of her sentencing. Jen pleaded guilty to running a nationwide telemarketing scheme targeting seniors.
“Jen is okay,” Meredith told E! News. “It’s a lot, so anyone in her shoes would be struggling with a lot of different things. She obviously has a lot of variables being thrown at her well beyond her sentencing.”
Jen initially pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in April 2021 but then entered a guilty plea to the wire fraud in July.
“Usually we have a chance to speak out as [the show is] airing, whether it’s via social media or interviews or whatever,” she said, “and [Jen] really has not had that same chance. She’s been on social a little bit, but she’s really tried to stay off for the most part. So I think that it’s been a very trying time because to go through this and feel like you don’t have a voice on top of everything else that she’s facing, it’s overwhelming. She just tries to focus on the day-to-day as best she can.”
