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

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

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

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

Robert Ehrlich, founder of the snack brand Pirate's Booty, launched a bizarre bid to take over the local government in his ...

"I'm interpreting the law any way I want, the way Trump would interpret laws as he sees fit," the snack magnate told a local ...

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

Robert Ehrlich arrived with a crew of three men and a list of demands for Sea Cliff officials — including requiring his own ...

He’s trying to pillage the village. The creator of popular cheese-buff brand Pirate’s Booty is staging an “attempted coup” of ...

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

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

The founder of Pirates Booty snacks, Robert Ehrlich, made waves in the quiet village of Sea Cliff, NY, with his unorthodox ...