In March 2021, while filming the series' second season, Shah was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit
wire fraud and
money laundering in connection with a
telemarketing scheme. The scam targeting elderly people and other individuals with services falsely marketed as business development tools, such as "website building and coaching". In April 2021, she entered a plea of not guilty to both charges. Her legal troubles were documented in the
Hulu film
Housewife and the Shah Shocker, which aired in November the same year. In July 2022, one week before her trial was set to begin, Shah reversed her plea and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, saying in court, "From 2012 to March 2021, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, I agreed with others to commit wire fraud." As a part of her plea agreement, Shah agreed to pay $6.5 million of the $9.5 million in restitution. In January 2023, Judge
Sidney H. Stein sentenced Shah to 78 months (6½ years) in prison, which she began in February 2023. She served her sentence at a
minimum security prison in
Bryan, Texas, called
Federal Prison Camp. Her sentence was reduced by one year and eight months in March 2023, October 2024, January and August 2025. Shah was released from prison on December 10, 2025. Her release date was originally set for August 30, 2026. == Personal life ==