a b c d Dagostino, Mark (June 22, 2009). "Desperate Housewife". People. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009 . Retrieved August 10, 2010. 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? Maher pondered the options: He could face grand theft auto or make a run for it. There wasn’t really any choice, he had to run. Besides, a six-cylinder squad car was like a horse and buggy compared to the souped-up Hemi.

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] Cocaine and passion, endless weeks of delirious pleasure. Maher and Beverly floated into the charcoal days of autumn. By October, Maher had moved into Beverly’s Brooklyn apartment. Vulpo, Mike (May 22, 2017). "Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub Is Engaged to Marty Caffrey". E! News . Retrieved May 30, 2017. Maher managed to get through grade school—at St. Anne’s and St. Brendan’s—but at fourteen his emotional state worsened considerably when his mother moved in with a man named Edward Tierney. Maher saw Tierney as a drunk and a no-good. Whatever Tierney was like, it wouldn’t have mattered to Maher. No one could measure up to his father. No one. As far as Maher was concerned, his father was a saint who loved his kids. 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.Shahid, Aliayh (September 7, 2010). "Danielle Staub to leave 'Real Housewives of New Jersey,' Bravo announces". Daily News. New York City . Retrieved September 8, 2010. Lee, Joyce (June 8, 2010). "Danielle Staub Sex Tape to Be Released Via Hustler Posted". CBS news . Retrieved May 21, 2015. 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. 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] 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."

Brown, Rebecca (May 4, 2011). "Is Heidi Montag Filming A Reality Show With Danielle Staub?". MTV.com . Retrieved May 21, 2015. 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. 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. The Hemi limped off the highway and entered the Catskill Mountains, vanishing into the darkened hills. After more than a hundred miles, the race had ended. And Maher had won. 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?No," Maher insisted, jumping from his chair. "He stole it from Sloane's furniture store. And he's been hiding it in the Bronx." 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.” I know this Irish kid, Joey offered. If you can make it from the bank to the car, this kid’ll get you away. 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: Fogarty, Lisa (March 3, 2016). "Has Danielle Staub Really Been Engaged 19 Times? The 'TRHONJ' Star Has Had Several Very Public Relationships". Bustle.com . Retrieved May 30, 2017.

At fourteen, Maher had redefined the word freedom, breaking away from parental supervision and eluding the educational system. Now that he was penned in, panic overtook him. And although he was exhausted from the ordeal of being arrested and booked, he didn’t sleep. 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. Maher spent Christmas week running between his mother’s apartment and his father’s. Both of his parents were relieved that he had been released from jail, and both pleaded with him to stay out of trouble.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said covering up a badge number or name is “absolutely inappropriate.”