“Although I heard the words Det.
“I was eager to find out what was going on, what Det. Bastos ‘just wanted to talk to’ me about, and why he ‘wanted to make sure OK.’ Because I was not getting answers to my questions, I believed that the only way I was finally going to get an answer was to sign the paper and waive my rights,” Shah said.
According to Shah, she was told to initial next to each relevant statement as Bastos read them aloud.
After signing the waiver, Shah said she told Bastos her contact lenses were blurry and was uncuffed so she use some contact solution from her bag.
In a previous press release announcing their arrest, prosecutors allege that Shah and Smith carried out a nationwide telemarketing scheme with the help of others between 2012 and March of this year.