Sea Cliff Mayor Elena Villafane wins re-election, defeating write-in candidate Robert Ehrlich after an alleged attempted coup ...

Robert Ehrlich, 66, founder of the popular Pirate’s Booty snack, declared himself the winner of Sea Cliff’s mayoral election ...

Robert Ehrlich, the founder of the snack brand Pirate's Booty, attempted to seize control of his coastal Long Island village ...

Robert Ehrlich walked into Sea Cliff Village Hall like he owned the place, falsely declaring himself mayor and trying to fire ...

A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise.

In a story widely munched on by news and social media, Robert Ehrlich, founder of the company that makes Pirate’s Booty ...

With elections on the horizon, Rob Ehrlich arrived at village hall and said he was the newly-appointed mayor on Monday, March 10.

Officials say Robert Ehrlich stormed into Sea Cliff Village Hall in Nassau County, declared himself mayor and attempted to fire all village staff, citing an obscure state law.

Pirate's Booty founder Robert Ehrlich caused a stir in Sea Cliff, NY, by claiming to be mayor before the election.

Robert Ehrlich was “falsely asserting his authority as mayor, demanding access to office space, and declaring that the entire ...

The creator of popular cheese-buff brand Pirate’s Booty is staging an “attempted coup” of a Long Island village — as ...