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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah has been dealt another blow in her alleged involvement in a $5million telemarketing scheme after being placed into a group of suspects with 'greater culpability.'
TMZ reports that federal agents have moved Shah, 47, and five others into the US Attorney's 'Tier A' category for the alleged crimes targeting elderly people, accusing her of 'orchestrating' the scam.
According to legal documents obtained by the site, the prosecutor claims the group of individuals, including Shah, were 'senior participants' in the alleged scheme, and 'continued to participate' even when they were made aware 'criminal charges could be coming.'
DailyMail.com has reached out to a representative for Shah who has so far been unavailable for comment.
Legal woes: RHOSLC's Jen Shah named as 'suspect with greater culpability' by US attorney in alleged $5m telemarketing scam (Pictured outside a federal courthouse in March this year)
Two members of the group have already been sentenced to 78 months and 60 months respectively in the case, per the report.
The US Attorney says that the 'Tier A' suspect were 'responsible for orchestrating the broader
