Bravo cameras caught the moment Jen Shah fled the set of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after an ominous phone call alerted her that authorities were on the way and she needed to head out.
Shah boarded a party bus parked outside of Heather Gay’s beauty studio, where the women of RHOSLC were gearing up for a trip filmed for the second season of the popular reality show.
Jen was arrested on March 30 and faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly defrauding elderly people in a massive, $5million telemarketing scheme which prosecutors say went on for nine years.
Woah: Bravo cameras caught the moment Jen Shah fled the set of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after an ominous phone call alerted her that authorities were on the way and she needed to head out
‘Hi baby, no, not yet. We’re at Beauty Lab and Laser in the parking lot. Okay,’ she said on a phone call before realizing cameras were rolling.
Shah slid across the seat to co-star Whitney Rose and asked her to help her turn off her microphone.
‘Can you turn this off? Can you turn it off?’ she said before jumping out of the van and hurrying off in another car.
Moments later, Homeland Security Investigation officer arrive on scene wearing bulletproof vests as helicopters flew in the sky.
Not so fast: Shah boarded a party bus parked outside of Heather Gay’s beauty studio, where the women of RHOSLC were gearing up for a trip filmed for the second season of the popular reality show
‘Hi baby, no, not yet. We’re at Beauty Lab and Laser in the parking lot. Okay,’ she said on a phone call before realizing cameras were rolling
Helping hands: Shah slid across the seat to co-star Whitney Rose and asked her to help her turn off her microphone
‘Can you turn this off? Can you turn it off?’ she said before jumping out of the van and hurrying off in another car
‘We’re looking for Jen Shah,’ a voice could be heard asking for the housewife.
‘You guys, what if she’s on the run,’ Heather said before Lisa Barlow noted: ‘Someone had to have told them she was here.’
Behind-the-scenes cameras showed authorities arriving at her Park City home and leaving with boxes.
Shock: The women appeared to head off on their excursion to Vail, Colorado, only to find out the news that Jen had been officially arrested in Salt Lake City
Not great: Moments later, Homeland Security Investigation officer arrive on scene wearing bulletproof vests as helicopters flew in the sky
‘We’re looking for Jen Shah,’ a voice could be heard asking for the housewife
Trouble: Behind-the-scenes cameras showed authorities arriving at her Park City home and leaving with packages
The women appeared to head off on their excursion to Vail, Colorado, only to find out the news that Jen had been officially arrested in Salt Lake City.
‘I have the f***ing chills,’ Whitney said as she read the news from her cellphone.
Lisa later noted: ‘I don’t think she’s who we think she is,’ while Meredith Marks added, ‘She’s not!’
Each of the women stayed silent when they were asked if they knew anything during confessionals, with producers wondering: ‘What do you know that you’re not saying right now?’
Not talking: Each of the women stayed silent when they were asked if they knew anything during confessionals, with producers wondering: ‘What do you know that you’re not saying right now?’
Lisa later noted: ‘I don’t think she’s who we think she is,’ while Meredith Marks added, ‘She’s not!’
Shah pled not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering charges in April.
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, and was also 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.
Difficult time: Jen was arrested on March 30 and faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly defrauding elderly people in a massive, $5million telemarketing scheme which prosecutors say went on for nine years