KEY POINTS

  • The "RHSLC" Season 2 trailer showed Jen Shah accusing Meredith Marks of being involved in her March arrest
  • Marks said in a new interview that she was "very much taken by surprise" by Shah's allegation
  • Shah was arrested for allegedly running a telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly and pleaded not guilty to all charges

Meredith Marks is addressing her "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" co-star Jen Shah's accusations that she called federal agents on the alleged fraudster.

An explosive trailer for "RHSLC" Season 2 released in August showed Shah, 48, confronting Marks, 49, and accusing her co-star of being involved in her March arrest.

In a new interview with Page Six, Marks claimed that the dinner where Shah made the allegation against her was even more dramatic than the teaser made it seem.

"There was a lot of other stuff going on that you’ll see at that dinner that I was already kind of put on guard about," Marks told the outlet. "And so, I was kind of really taken, initially, very much taken by surprise. And then I got kind of angry because I was like, 'You know what? Not just Jen, but all of the women who are saying this, they all know that this investigation started in, you know, nine years ago. Like, that was public information.'"

The jewelry designer admitted she felt "a little bit attacked" having so many fingers pointed at her and recalled thinking during the dinner that her co-stars were deliberately finding fault with her.

Marks added that she felt "upset and offended" at the time because the accusations came "out of nowhere."

In March, Shah was arrested by federal agents for allegedly ripping off elderly victims in a telemarketing scam going as far back as 2012 and as recently as the end of March this year. The alleged scam she carried out with co-conspirators spanned six states and netted her $5 million in crime proceeds.

Shah pleaded not guilty in April to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. She was set free on a $1 million bond, Page Six reported. Her trial is set for March 2022.

She asked a judge to throw out the charges against her in June, claiming her "dry" contact lenses led her to involuntarily waive her Miranda rights.

Shah's arrest took place while cameras were rolling as the women were set to film a cast trip.

Marks was not present for the arrest, but in the "RHSLC" Season 2 trailer, her co-stars seemed convinced that she was involved in Shah's arrest because she reportedly knew too much.

"It looks like you might have something to do with the fact that Jen was indicted," Whitney Rose says to Marks.

Shah then blows up at Marks, shouting, "I swear to God, if you have anything to do with the bulls–t charges against me, Meredith, you're f–king disgusting."

Marks storms off after telling Shah she was "disengaging." Shah proceeds to call Marks "f--king fraudulent," and the latter hits back, saying, "Who's calling who a fraud? Love you, baby, bye."

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Season 2 premiered on Sept. 12. It airs every Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PT on Bravo.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 12: Meredith Marks of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City attends the 2021 Battle for Brooklyn Charity Softball game at Maimonides Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. on August 12, 2021 in New York City. Rob Kim/Getty Images