Infamous Israeli ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ restaurant owner facing U.S. deportation

It apears Samy Bouzaglo’s worst crime wasn’t sassing Ramsey on TV, but what was discussed at the US immigration court proceedings.

 Samy and Amy Bouzaglo, Amy's baking company

Samy and Amy Bouzaglo of Amy’s Baking Company. – Photo: Facebook

Bouzaglo, who runs Amy’s Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro with his wife Amy, might get deported. To Israel.

His lawyer had no comment on how Bouzaglo ended up in immigration court proceedings, but it seems it has something to do with jail time the Moroccan-born Israeli did for drug distribution and extortion charges before his arrival in the US 13 years ago.

For the record, his wife is no angel either. Amy, formerly known as Amanda Bossingham, spent a year in prison for using another person’s Social Security number to apply for a $15,000 bank loan.

Yesterday was Amy’s Baking Company’s “Grand Reopening,” but it looks like the Bouzaglos’ time may have been better spent doing some market research. Tel Aviv probably needs a sub-par restaurant run by shady crazy people, right?

 

View original JTA publication at: http://www.jta.org/2013/05/22/arts-entertainment/israeli-kitchen-nightmares-restaurant-owner-facing-deportation

 

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