9 9 0 , ▁R iz zo ▁and ▁five ▁other ▁men ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁fra ud ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁an ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁loan ▁scheme . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁community ▁service . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁J illy ▁R iz zo ▁had ▁spent ▁hours ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁his ▁birth day ▁party , ▁a ▁so ire e ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁his ▁friend ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁and ▁other ▁Rat ▁Pack ▁l umin aries . ▁A ▁few ▁minutes ▁after ▁mid night , ▁he ▁got ▁into ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁his ▁girl friend ' s ▁house . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁minutes , ▁R iz zo ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁his ▁car ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁Jeff rey ▁Per rot te , ▁a ▁ 2 8 - year - old ▁alco hol ic ▁in ▁Ran cho ▁Mira ge . ▁Per rot te ▁ran ▁home ▁as ▁R iz zo ▁burn ed ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁his ▁ 7 5 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Des ert ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁C athedral ▁City , ▁California . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁The ▁Night ▁We ▁Cal led ▁It ▁a ▁Day ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Italian ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁restaur ateurs ▁Category : American