In 2019, Shannade made headlines after she tried to commit wire fraud in a strange case that involved sex work, identity theft, and a fatal drug overdose. Basically, Shannade had been hanging out with a real estate broker named James Alesi for an alleged “prostitution date” in 2017. James died of an overdose after the date. But that isn't what Shannade was in trouble for. Instead, she was booked for stealing his debit card information after he passed out.

“I take responsibility for my shameful actions,” Shannade told U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald, as Shannon supported her at her side in the courtroom. “Words can’t explain the sorrow I have in my heart.”

After James passed out from a supposed accidental overdose of cocaine laced with fentanyl, Shannade says she didn’t realize anything was wrong besides that he was drunk. Instead, she took his card information and used it to pay rent, phone bills, and clothing, which his family discovered when they were sorting out his estate.

The worst charge — conspiracy to commit wire fraud — occurred when Shannade “created and used a fake email account in the Victim’s name to falsely represent to third parties that she was the Victim, in order to commit fraud using the Victim’s identity,” according to the Justice Department.

At the time, Shannade was sentenced to 12 months in prison along with restitution and forfeit of over $10,000 — a small price to pay for her crime. She was also placed on parole for three years and was released from FCI Dublin in California after serving just nine months. She and Shannon then began the Clermont Foundation for mental health because of Shannade’s legal journey, when she experienced suicidal thoughts.