Danielle Staub Should Fear for Her Life, Ex Says

Viewers of The Real Housewives of New Jersey rolled their eyes and laughed at Danielle Staub for most of the show's first season.

But her ex-husband Kevin Maher, the man that exposed Staub's past in the 1996 book Cop Without a Badge, says there's nothing funny about what Danielle has done.

"I can't believe Danielle would have allowed herself to go on TV - on a series that basically shows where she lives! - given what she has done in the past," Maher told Star.

Granted, court documents from Staub's 1986 FBI arrest, for her role in an extortionl/kidnapping plot, exist. And, yes, they include details of how she cut a deal with the government to avoid a jail sentence by ratting on her drug dealer friends.

But does that really spell trouble for the mother of two? Are these shady acquaintances really watching Bravo?

"She helped put a couple of big-time Colombian coke dealers in jail," said Maher. "These are dangerous men who never forget... and they could be back out on the street now. It’s mind-boggling to me that she’d put herself at risk!"

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