Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Extortion Trial Delayed

{Beckley, West Virginia}...Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger delayed the trial of 25 year old Vivek Shah of West Hollywood, California until January 7, 2013. Shah, an aspiring actor, was indicted in August on charges he threatened to kill relatives of Foresight Reserves owner Christopher Cline if Cline refused to pay him $13 million. Cline, a West Virginia coal executive, has homes in Beckley and North Palm Beach, Florida. Shah also allegedly targeted a film studio co-founder from Connecticut, two oil and gas millionaires in Texas and Florida, and an internet company founder from Chicago.