Why ‘RHOSLC’s Jen Shah Got Less Prison Time Than The Chrisleys: Lawyer Compares Fraud Charges (Exclusive)

There’s been a batch of comparisons between Jen Shah and Todd and Julie Chrisley‘s respective prison sentences. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star received 6 and a fractional years aft pleading guilty to ligament fraud successful a telemarking strategy that targeted the elderly, portion Todd received 12 years and Julie 7 years for tax evasion and slope fraud. Many radical — including Todd and Julie’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley — questioned wherefore Jen, 49, got little time, erstwhile her crimes look to beryllium overmuch worse than what Todd, 53, and Julie, 50, did. HollywoodLife spoke to Attorney & Former DA, Alphonse Provinziano, who told america successful an EXCLUSIVE interrogation wherefore Jen got a lighter situation condemnation that the Chrisleys.

Jen Shah (Photo: Chris Haston/Bravo)

“In the Shah case, she entered into a plea bargain agreement with the prosecutor. In contrast, the Chrisleys took the lawsuit to proceedings and inactive support their innocence,” said Attorney Provinziano, a longtime Los Angeles household instrumentality attorney. “As a result, the punishment is not worked retired successful beforehand with the prosecutor, and oftentimes tin beryllium worse,” helium besides said.

Jen plead guilty for her alleged crimes past twelvemonth and she’ll statesman her situation condemnation connected February 17. Meanwhile, the Chrisleys ne'er confessed that they allegedly tried to defraud banks and fell wealth from the IRS. The Chrisley Knows Best stars were denied bond after they filed to entreaty their verdict and they entered their respective prisons on January 17.

“Todd and Julie are inactive warring for their appeal,” Attorney Provinziano told HL. “Shah took work and indicated that she had defrauded victims. This is thing the tribunal indispensable consider, which is acceptance of work and fiscal responsibility,” helium addd. “The information that the Chrisleys support their innocence is simply a origin that the tribunal would see aggravating since the assemblage has recovered that they were blameworthy of the charged offenses.”

Todd and Julie Chrisley (Photo: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock)

Attorney Provinziano besides confirmed that Jen and the Chrisleys being world stars apt played a subtle relation successful the result of their respective ineligible cases. “The tribunal strategy is expected to beryllium unsighted arsenic to the parties, respective positions successful life, world prima oregon precise low-income person. Nevertheless, the information that this lawsuit is successful the media and there’s a spotlight connected what is happening has to beryllium successful the backmost of everyone’s mind,” helium said.

While Jen is intended to service 6.5 years (78 months) successful prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, Attorney Provinziano explained that the Bravo star could get retired early, either by winning her appeal, oregon with “good behavior.” Jen volition service her condemnation successful a minimum-security women’s installation successful Texas.

As for the Chrisleys, Attorney Provinziano believes things are “looking bleak” for the couple, who are inactive trying to entreaty their case. He said it would beryllium a “high burden” for the Chrisleys’ attorneys to prove their argument that the authorities allegedly lied to the jurors successful the taxation fraud case.

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