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Where's Joey? Arrested Again
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Joey Buttafuoco (AP File Photo, 1996)
[/font]By Denise M. Bonilla
STAFF WRITER; Staff writer Robin Topping contributed to this story.
December 18, 2003
One of Long Island's most infamous bad boys is in legal trouble again - and this time Joey Buttafuoco could face more than 6 years in a California prison if convicted.
Buttafuoco, 47, was arrested yesterday at his home in Chatsworth, Calif., in an investigation into auto repair fraud. He was one of 11 auto repair shop owners and employees netted in a sting, officials said. The former Massapequa resident, who became famous after his teenage girlfriend, Amy Fisher, shot his wife in the head, was charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft.
Jane Robinson, district attorney spokeswoman, said Buttafuoco allegedly prepared fraudulent auto body painting and car repair estimates and showed undercover investigators how to file false insurance claims on undamaged cars.
The state Bureau of Automotive Repair has also filed for a revocation of his repair shop's business license. The department accuses the company of fraudulently charging customers more than $12,000 for parts and services.
Buttafuoco is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Buttafuoco garnered national headlines in 1992 after his wife, Mary Jo, was shot by Fisher, then 17.
Fisher said she had been having an affair with Buttafuoco, the owner of an auto body shop in Baldwin. Fisher said Buttafuoco urged her to kill Mary Jo, which he denied. Buttafuoco pleaded guilty to statutory rape and served 6 months in jail. He and his wife later divorced.
Staff writer Robin Topping contributed to this story.
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Joey Buttafuoco (AP File Photo, 1996)
[/font]By Denise M. Bonilla
STAFF WRITER; Staff writer Robin Topping contributed to this story.
December 18, 2003
One of Long Island's most infamous bad boys is in legal trouble again - and this time Joey Buttafuoco could face more than 6 years in a California prison if convicted.
Buttafuoco, 47, was arrested yesterday at his home in Chatsworth, Calif., in an investigation into auto repair fraud. He was one of 11 auto repair shop owners and employees netted in a sting, officials said. The former Massapequa resident, who became famous after his teenage girlfriend, Amy Fisher, shot his wife in the head, was charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft.
Jane Robinson, district attorney spokeswoman, said Buttafuoco allegedly prepared fraudulent auto body painting and car repair estimates and showed undercover investigators how to file false insurance claims on undamaged cars.
The state Bureau of Automotive Repair has also filed for a revocation of his repair shop's business license. The department accuses the company of fraudulently charging customers more than $12,000 for parts and services.
Buttafuoco is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Buttafuoco garnered national headlines in 1992 after his wife, Mary Jo, was shot by Fisher, then 17.
Fisher said she had been having an affair with Buttafuoco, the owner of an auto body shop in Baldwin. Fisher said Buttafuoco urged her to kill Mary Jo, which he denied. Buttafuoco pleaded guilty to statutory rape and served 6 months in jail. He and his wife later divorced.
Staff writer Robin Topping contributed to this story.
Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc. | Article licensing and reprint options