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Actor charged in death threat

A man accused of trying to extort film magnate Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on charges that he threatened to kill the relative of a coal company owner unless he received $13 million.

A man accused of trying to extort film magnate Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on charges that he threatened to kill the relative of a coal company owner unless he received $13 million.

Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, threatened to kill at least one member of Christopher Cline's family if Cline didn't wire the money to an offshore account, authorities said.

Shah was arrested on Aug. 10, 2012, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in West Virginia.

Shah is widely reported to be the same Vivek Shah who had small roles in Bones, Outsourced and The Dark Knight.