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- "Real Housewives" star Jenn Shah was released from prison nearly four years early.
- Shah pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly.
- She remains in federal custody under community confinement, a BOP spokesperson said.
"Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah has been released from prison nearly four years early.
Shah, who turned herself in to a minimum security prison camp in Texas in February 2023, walked free from the facility on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Business Insider.
The Bravo TV alum, however, is still in federal custody, the spokesperson, Randilee Giamusso, said, adding that Shah had been moved to community confinement, meaning she is either in home confinement or a halfway house.
"For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not disclose an individual's specific location while in community confinement," Giamusso said.
Online prison records indicate that Shah's release date is August 30, 2026.
Representatives for Shah did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Business Insider.
The reality TV star was filming "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" when she was arrested in 2021 on federal charges.
Shah was sentenced to 6.5 years after pleading guilty to a wire fraud charge connected to a nationwide telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly.
Prosecutors have called Shah the "integral leader" of a wide-ranging fraud scheme that victimized thousands of people.
As part of her plea deal, she agreed to forfeit $6.5 million and pay $9.5 million in restitution.
"My actions have hurt innocent people," Shah said at her 2023 sentencing hearing. "I want to apologize by saying I am doing all I can to earn the funds to pay restitution."
Shah's wire fraud charge carried a 30-year maximum sentence, but prosecutors sought a prison term of 11 to 14 years as part of her plea agreement.
For nearly three years, Shah spent her days at FPC Bryan, a prison camp in Texas that also houses Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The prison camp has been known as "Club Fed" due to its cushy digs.
It resembles a community college or a small office park, Justin Paperny, a prison consultant who has advised Shah has previously told Business Insider.
