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.’ 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] 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. Maher shrunk into his seat, looking considerably younger than his seventeen years. The judge peered down at him. Threat to society? 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.

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. Danielle Staub's Ex to Sue Over 'Naked Truth' ". TMZ.com. October 5, 2010 . Retrieved December 31, 2016.

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Doherty could, of course, turn and walk out of the room. But he saw too much of himself in Maher. The patter, the nervous energy, the smile, all reminded Doherty of his younger self. A short while after Maher began stealing cars for Joey Braccini, Joey’s brother Tony was released from prison. A convicted bank robber, Tony had not been rehabilitated. 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]

Tell ’em I’m not here, Maher whispered as he headed down the hall, his eyes sparkling like the eyes of a favorite son. Okay, Mom? By now Maher’s name and photo were plastered all over police blotters from the Bronx to Manhattan. He was arrested on the spot. The Chevy was sent to the Whitestone Impound Lot, where a search for true VIN number determined that it was stolen. 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. The cops conducted a room-to-room search, finally coming upon a closed bathroom door, where they heard the sound of running water. Lee, Joyce (June 8, 2010). "Danielle Staub Sex Tape to Be Released Via Hustler Posted". CBS news . Retrieved May 21, 2015.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. You don’t become the featured dancer at Gallagher’s making six hundred a night unless you’re f****ing somebody.” 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). 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."

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.' 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.” Roberts shook his head and glanced at Maher for a moment. Then Roberts took a step toward the bench and stared intently at the judge. Your Honor, the ADA explained, Burton Roberts has taken a special interest in this case and is on his way. Vulpo, Mike (May 22, 2017). "Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub Is Engaged to Marty Caffrey". E! News . Retrieved May 30, 2017.Coke-fuelled insights don’t lie and within hours Maher is “in love,” forgetting completely that at that time he is still married to a woman named Beth. How Maher got Beverly / Danielle off with probation instead of prison for her kidnapping charges: When asked whether his team members had been told not to say who they are, he said: “I not aware of any specific Bureau of Prisons personnel being taught not to identify themselves. What I attribute that to is probably the fact that we normally operate within the confines of our institution, and we don’t need to identify ourselves.” Stone, Natalie; Guglielmi, Jodi (August 23, 2018). "RHONJ Alum Danielle Staub's Husband Files for Divorce — Less Than 4 Months After They Married". People . Retrieved January 1, 2019. This overheated, romanticized account may be stretching things a bit too far in attempting to portray police informer Kevin Maher as a modern-day bounty hunter. Kipps (Out of Focus, 1989) does a decent job of showing how Maher's role as an informer grew out of his criminal career, but he tries to dignify it in light of Maher's stated childhood ambition to be a policeman. As a teenager in the Bronx, Maher served as ``wheel man'' in robberies and was arrested several times for autho theft. He went to prison in 1974 and became chums with Morris Weiss, of Murder, Inc., and other unsavory characters. When Sgt. Jim Doherty questioned him about some bank robberies, the two men ``bonded,'' with Doherty realizing that ``except for a few strands of DNA . . . Maher could almost be his son.'' Wearing a wire, Maher followed up on some of the contracts Weiss and others had put him onto. One case led to another, with Maher sometimes volunteering, sometimes being asked to get information on a crony. In one case, his assignment was to romance the wife of an accused hit man. In a scene that defies credibility, the hit man asks Maher to ``take care'' of his wife sexually while he's in jail. Maher repays his largesse by assisting the district attorney in two homicide cases against the man and moving in with his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Doherty had gotten most of the original charges against Maher dropped, but as late as 1987 and 1989, Maher was arrested again for carrying an Uzi, drunkenness, and assaulting a police officer. Kipps details Maher's cocaine habit, his messy relationships with hookers and strippers, and his numerous drug-related trips to Miami, sometimes under the auspices of the DEA. Kipps fails to objectively question Maher's motivation and actual role in these adventures: Is he a dutiful bounty hunter or a lowlife snitch? (First serial to Penthouse) He carries on with Beverly for a little while and they eventually get married. He stays with her until he realizes that she is just a coke whore and is never going to be mother material and he wanted kids.