Spaceplex Explained

Spaceplex
Opening Date:1991
Location:Nesconset, New York, US
Theme:Indoor arcade with video games bumper cars, more
Season:Year-round
Owner:Spaceplex Amusement Centers International Ltd.

Spaceplex[1] was an indoor amusement park and arcade opened in 1991 at 620 Middle Country Road, Nesconset, New York, United States.[2] [3] Gary Tuzzalo was a co-owner and the general manager, and James Manas was another principal in the parent company, Spaceplex Amusement Centers International Ltd. It is the location where Katie Beers' abductor, John Esposito, claimed to have lost Beers, when in reality she was not taken from there.[4]

A 1993 article in The New York Times Magazine described it thus:

The stock of Spaceplex Amusement Centers International Ltd. was among those of seven companies that were manipulated in a fraud scheme by a group of 58 brokers and brokerages charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 1997.[5] The SEC sued 63 individuals and entities in 2000 in related proceedings.[6] [7] Manas pleaded guilty and cooperated with the government's investigation.[8]

Spaceplex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 16, 1996.[9]

The building that housed Spaceplex later became the site of an indoor sports arena.[10]

It is unrelated to General Dynamics' SpacePlex research facility in New Mexico, US.

Notes and References

  1. Spelling as per logo in promotional video at Spaceplex Indoor Amusement Park & Arcade. Rich Morton. January 29, 2015. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205335/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmmOa3Tukqs. bot: unknown. YouTube.
  2. News: About Long Island; A Rare Oasis of Enjoyment Suffers a Moment of Doubt. Diane. Ketcham. The New York Times. January 17, 1993. October 25, 2020. LI-13. ...the Space Plex [sic] Amusement Park in Nesconset. ... Since it opened two years ago....
  3. Web site: FRS Facility Detail Report: Spaceplex. United States Environmental Protection Agency. October 25, 2020. October 25, 2020. https://archive.today/20201025174559/https://iaspub.epa.gov/enviro/fii_query_detail.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110019438642. live.
  4. News: Girl, Missing for 16 Days, Is Found in Secret Room. John T. . McQuiston. The New York Times. January 14, 1993. A1.
  5. News: Penny-Stock Fraud by 58 Is Charged. Bloomberg News. The New York Times. December 19, 1997. October 25, 2020. News . Bloomberg .
  6. SEC, U.S. Attorney, and FBI Announce Major Attack Against Microcap Fraud. Securities and Exchange Commission. New York City, New York. June 14, 2000. October 25, 2020. October 25, 2020. https://archive.today/20201025165738/https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2000-81.txt. live.
  7. Web site: Initial Decision of an SEC Administrative Law Judge in the Matter of Salvatore Piazza, et al.. Securities and Exchange Commission. New York City, New York. September 26, 2003. October 25, 2020. October 25, 2020. https://archive.today/20201025170423/https://www.sec.gov/litigation/aljdec/id236rgm.htm. live.
  8. Web site: United States v. John Fasano, Joseph Pignatiello, Defendants-Appellants: Docket No. 00-1006.. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. CaseLaw. November 27, 2001. October 25, 2020. October 25, 2020. https://archive.today/20201025171113/https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1306635.html. live. At trial the government sought to prove that defendants Fasano and Pignatiello engaged in a scheme to manipulate the stock of a publicly traded company called Spaceplex International Amusement Centers, Ltd. (Spaceplex). Its principal was James Manas,a named defendant, who entered a guilty plea according to a cooperation agreement with the government..
  9. News: Bankruptcy News > Spaceplex-One, Inc. Files for Protection in Federal Bankruptcy Court (scroll to item 5)|publisher=Bankrupt.com. April 17, 1996. October 25, 2020. January 17, 2013. https://archive.today/20130117210812/http://bankrupt.com/TCR_Public/960417.MBX%235. live. Spaceplex Amusement Centers International, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPAC) announced today that Spaceplex-One, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has filed for....
  10. News: East Setauket Man Is Force Behind Damianos Realty. Dana. Klosner-Wehner. Patch.com. October 19, 2010. October 25, 2020. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118004834/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/magazine/the-devil-in-long-island.html. live.

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