Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of Kevin Maher

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During the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, other participants in the reality show confronted Staub with Charles Kipps' book Cop Without a Badge, which recounted events that surrounded Kevin Maher, an undercover FBI informer, who had once been married to Staub; Cop Without a Badge also included an account of Staub's arrest. [6] Known at the time as Beverly Merrill, Staub cooperated with authorities and received five years' probation. [6] [29] Staub had been arrested in June 1986, [30] but she denied many of the other allegations Maher had made. [6] Staub's autobiography The Naked Truth was released on May 25, 2010, [31] and in it, she wrote that her arrest was a matter of "wrong place/wrong time." [32] Cop Without A Badge is a true story about Kevin Maher, who at age 17 makes some bad decisions and his life changes forever. The story takes you through Kevin’s life in the 70s, 80s, and the beginning part of the 90s as a criminal, prisoner, and a CI.

Autumn came, and for most fourteen-year-olds, it meant an exciting event: entering high school. But Maher spent exactly one day in high school and remained a truant until March 1969. All he wanted to do at this point was get out of town. Go somewhere exciting. But how does a fourteen-year-old get out of town? We want to make sure that we are being transparent, and that people don’t have the belief that we are in any way trying to hide who we are,” Best told reporters. A car’s Vehicle Identification Number is stamped on a small metal tag fastened under the base of the windshield. This number was at the heart of Maher’s automotive shell game. Maher would simply replace the VIN number of a stolen car with the VIN number taken from a legitimately owned vehicle. But Maher was more sophisticated than his teenage buddies who stole cars for the fun of it. The fact was, Maher could turn a stolen car into a lawfully registered vehicle in minutes. All it took was a knowledge of VIN numbers and a couple of stars. You know, Kevin,’ Beverly said one night, ‘I’ve been with probably a thousand guys and I’ve never felt this way about any of them.’These are the facts that are proven by court records. There is even a photo of her mug shot in the book. It looks like the Jafar we know today but with 80's hair. a b c d Dagostino, Mark (June 22, 2009). "Desperate Housewife". People. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009 . Retrieved August 10, 2010. Given Maher’s skill at stealing cars and his penchant for bragging about his exploits, it was to be expected that he would get to know most of the body shop owners in Queens, particularly those who preferred not to buy auto parts. Joey Braccini, for example. So, when a local Queens man named Jimmy Nace introduced Braccini to an Irish kid who’s good with cars, Braccini immediately offered Maher a job. And the two lived happily ever after, okay not really. They would go on to have a volatile relationship in which Kevin claims Danielle continued to dance and cheat on him with a ton of men. They would end up separating. A divorce was never needed as Kevin was still legally married to his first wife.

Maher explained to Doherty that he had served thirty-two months of a four year sentence, the last sixteen months being suspended via good behavior. But now, after three more car thefts and a burglary, he had been notified by the parole board that, despite the absence of a conviction, they were deeming him in violation of the conditions of his release for 'failure to lead a law-abiding life.' Former 'Real Housewives' of N.J. star files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy". NJ.com. The Associated Press. June 6, 2012 . Retrieved December 31, 2016. Smith, Olivia (June 24, 2009). "Danielle Staub of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' has a very real criminal past, documents show". Daily News. New York City. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015 . Retrieved May 21, 2015.Smith, Ryan (February 1, 2010). " "Real Housewives" Danielle Staub Vindicated in Court; Co-Star's Daughter Guilty of "Weave" Assault". CBS News . Retrieved May 21, 2015. Vulpo, Mike (May 22, 2017). "Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub Is Engaged to Marty Caffrey". E! News . Retrieved May 30, 2017.

For many teenagers in the economically ravaged Bronx of the dawning seventies, stealing cars was a pastime. Virtually every Irish and Italian kid who lived there was proficient at ripping out an ignition and cranking up an engine with a screwdriver. They didn’t sell the cars, just took them for joy rides and abandoned them. When they were caught—and they almost always were—they generally were treated with leniency by some weary judge. After all, this was the Bronx. People killed people in the Bronx. A teen with a stolen car? What the hell? My father is a famous cop, Kevin would tell his schoolmates one day. And the next day he might say: My father is a famous businessman and he’s very, very rich. Maybe it was the cocaine. Maybe Maher had just gone crazy. Whatever it was, Kevin Maher and Beverly Merrill were united in matrimony on October 20, 1988.”

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I'll see what I can do," Doherty said, knowing full well that the chances of extricating Maher from the mess were almost nonexistent. "All right, give me a name." Doherty was suddenly troubled. Maybe he was wrong about Maher. Maybe Maher was just a punk after all. Snatching Hot Rods was one thing, but burglary?

In October 2009, Staub's ex-husband Kevin Maher sued her for defamation of character after allegations were made about him; [33] it was settled out of court. [34] In October 2010, Staub was sued again by Maher for making false allegations in her memoir The Naked Truth, after notifying the publisher Simon & Schuster, a lawsuit would be filed if the book was published. [35] [36] [4] Bibliography [ edit ] Quinn, Dave (May 23, 2017). "Danielle Staub Is Engaged! Find Out How the Former RHONJ Star's Boyfriend Popped the Question". People . Retrieved May 30, 2017. Among the 14,000 complaints filed against Seattle police officers after last weekend’s protests were some claims of officers allegedly covering up their badge numbers. Danielle Staub (born Beverly Ann Merrill; July 29, 1962) [4] is an American television personality. In May 2009, she came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Real Housewives of New Jersey, as a main cast member for two seasons (2009-10), and afterward as a friend for three more seasons (2017-20). In 2001, Staub briefly acted in an episode of All My Children. [7] In 2009, Staub joined the cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, where she appeared in the first two seasons. [ citation needed] After weeks of speculation, Bravo announced that Staub would not be returning to the show for season three, giving no reason. [8]

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