RHOSLC star Jen Shah is all smiles at a bar in Utah as she awaits fraud trial

She is awaiting a fraud trial where she could face up to 30 years jail time if found guilty over her alleged involvement in a $5M telemarketing scheme.

But on Sunday, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah found reason to smile as she was pictured leaving a bar in Utah flanked by a security guard.

The embattled reality star appeared to be laughing off her legal drama after attending ‘Quorum of the Queens Drag Brunch’ at Leatherheads Sports Bar & Grill in Draper.  

Hosted by Gia Bianca Stephens, the lively event will have certainly provided some laughs and comic relief from Shah, who appeared to be in a good mood as she left the premises. 

Still smiling at least: RHOSLC star Jen Shah is pictured leaving a bar in Utah on Sunday… as she awaits fraud trial where she faces up to 30 years jail time over ‘$5M telemarketing scheme’

Last week, Shah, 47, asked a judge to toss out the criminal charges against her, following her March arrest for allegedly pocketing $5 million in a scam that spanned six states. 

In the motion to dismiss, Shah complains of ‘trickery’ by law enforcement officers and claims she involuntarily waived her Miranda rights after being arrested, PageSix reported. 

Shah claims she signed a document waiving her Miranda rights without knowing what it was because her contact lenses weren’t working properly at the time.

Good times: The embattled reality star appeared to be laughing off her legal drama after attending 'Quorum of the Queens Drag Brunch' at Leatherheads Sports Bar & Grill in Draper

Good times: The embattled reality star appeared to be laughing off her legal drama after attending ‘Quorum of the Queens Drag Brunch’ at Leatherheads Sports Bar & Grill in Draper

‘My contact lenses, which were in my eyes, were dry, and I did not have my reading glasses, so my vision was blurry and I was unable to read the paper in front of me,’ she attested in an affidavit, according to Page Six.

Her attorneys argue that law enforcement had employed ‘deception and trickery calculated to overpower her will.’

The lawyers add that there are ‘multiple flaws in the theory of this case [and] the investigation.’

Break: Hosted by Gia Bianca Stephens, the lively event will have certainly provided some laughs and comic relief from Shah, who could face time behind bars

Break: Hosted by Gia Bianca Stephens, the lively event will have certainly provided some laughs and comic relief from Shah, who could face time behind bars 

Shah pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering on April 2. She is free on $1 million bond.

The indictment alleges that, starting in 2012, she and her assistant Stuart Smith sold online business services to their victims, many of whom were elderly and did not own a computer.

Prosecutors claim the pair then sold the names to other telemarketers who sold the victims more products.

If the motion to dismiss the case isn’t granted, her lawyers want a judge to prevent the statements she made after waiving her Miranda rights from being used against her at trial, UsWeekly reported.

Tough break: As part of the conditions of her release, Shah is prevented from traveling outside of Utah or the United States without the permission of a pretrial officer

Tough break: As part of the conditions of her release, Shah is prevented from traveling outside of Utah or the United States without the permission of a pretrial officer

Her trial is set to begin on October 18. She faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Shah broke her silence five days after the arrest and thanked her fans for ‘not believing the hype’ as she maintained her innocence.

‘Thank you for being loyal, believing in me and not believing the hype,’ she wrote in an Instagram Story with a few photos of her face. ‘This journey has showed me who my true friends are. All my love. #ShahSquad.’

Shah’s husband Sharieff, a football coach at the University of Utah, regularly appears by her side on RHOSLC and the couple has two sons Omar, 17, and Sharrieff Jr., 26.

While out on bail, Shah is prevented from traveling outside of Utah or the United States without the permission of a pretrial officer, and ordered to surrender her passport.

She is also not allowed to use a credit card, obtain a new line of credit, or contact her co-accused assistant, Smith.

Family: Shah's husband Sharieff, a football coach at the University of Utah, regularly appears by her side on RHOSLC and the couple has two sons Omar, 17, and Sharrieff Jr., 26

Family: Shah’s husband Sharieff, a football coach at the University of Utah, regularly appears by her side on RHOSLC and the couple has two sons Omar, 17, and Sharrieff Jr., 26

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