Mickey Rooney had to file for bankruptcy in 1962 due to mismanagement of his finances. Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93, he alleged mistreatment by some family members and testified before Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members. By the end of his life, his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $18,000. He died owing medical bills and back taxes, and contributions were solicited from the public. Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of vaudevillians
Joseph Cari Jr. into a plea agreement for violation of 18 U.S.C § 1951. The Court, with the agreement of the government, commuted Cari's case on April 24, 2013. Joseph Cari Jr. Joseph A. Cari Jr. (born October 8, 1952) is a private equity investor, public policy expert, and philanthropist currently residing in New York, New York and Castellina in Chianti, Italy. Cari previously served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars (appointed by US President William Clinton). In that capacity, he was recognized for recruiting the Honorable Lee Hamilton as president of the center,