apologetic, waiting to learn exactly how >> reporter: the lux life of real housewife of salt lake city, jennifer shahinues to crumble around her. >> everything's been taken away from me, everything! >> i don't think i'm a fan anymore. >> it feels almost like you're spitting in the victims' faces. >> reporter: the typically flashy reality star -- >> whoa, whoa, whoa, almost killed myself, okay. >> reporter: donning a toned-down camel coat and pantsuit as she walked into a manhattan courthouse to face her fate after pleading guilty for her part in a decades-long fraud scheme. >> there were several rows of supporters in court for jen shah. her husband, her sons, her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, cousins, friends, all there to support jen shah. and the judge made note of welcoming them and said that clearly, as evidenced by their presence, she has done good in her life. but she was being sentenced for causing so much harm to so many people. >> reporter: the 49-year-old shah was arrested in march 2021 for running a nationwide telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly and vulnerable. >> there were people

judge necessarily believed her, but far from the combative character seen on reality television, jennifer shahful, even prepared to make amends for ruining the lives of thousands of elderly victims. this morning, jen shah is waiting to learn in which federal prison she'll have to spend the next 6 1/2 years. she left court wearing sunglasses after tearfully apologizing. my actions, she said, have hurt innocent people. >> i was devastated. i was so ashamed because i thought i was a smarter person than that. >> reporter: shah played a leading role in a long-running telemarketing fraud that convinced elderly women to buy services that served no purpose. victims lost everything. she made millions. >> people are wondering like how did you get so rich? >> i mean, i run a lot of different companies and businesses. >> reporter: on "the real housewives of salt lake city" shah can seem abrasive -- >> you know how [ bleep ] scare i am? >> reporter: -- or dismissive. >> the only thing i'm guilty of is being shah-mazing. >> reporter: in court her signature tag line was written for her. reality tv has nothin

an act of violence and assault and battery, according to a police report real housewives star jennifer shah sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in a telemarketing scheme that targeted elderly people. she agreed to forfeit $6.5 million and pay as much as $9.5 million in restitution >> i saw that she was crying, contessa, and saying, i just play a character on tv, don't read too much into it. >> yeah, don't we all. contessa, thank you. >>> up next, you can't beat the market is that still true these days? the man who popularized index investing in his book a random walk down wall street will join us to celebrate its 50th anniversary and weigh in on rrt rk cdions. we're back after this. we planned well for retirement, but i wish we had more cash. you think those two have any idea? that they can sell their life insurance policy for cash? so they're basically sitting on a goldmine? i don't think they have a clue. that's crazy! well, not everyone knows coventry's helped thousands of people sell their policies for cash. even term policies. i can't believe