Robert Ehrlich attempted to seize control of his coastal Long Island village on March 10, citing an obscure New York law as grounds for his takeover The founder of the snack brand Pirate's Booty ...

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

Robert Ehrlich, who created Pirate’s Booty in 1987, has invoked an arcane New York state law called the Citizen Empowerment Act to create a “new” village within Sea Cliff, which is located ...

Pirate’s Booty founder Robert Ehrlich attempted a mutiny in a tiny Long Island village shortly before losing his campaign for mayor, local officials confirmed. On March 10, officials say Ehrlich ...

SEA CLIFF, New York (WABC) -- An unexpected and peculiar fight is playing out in this one-square-mile village on Long Island as the fight for the mayor's seat in the village of Sea Cliff comes to ...

Robert Ehrlich, 66, founder of the popular Pirate’s Booty snack, declared himself the winner of Sea Cliff’s mayoral election on Tuesday — just 30 minutes after the polls opened. James ...

“This place needs a voice, and at the moment it’s me.” It all started last Monday, when Robert Ehrlich, the founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks, marched into the Village Hall in Sea Cliff (po ...

Elena Villafane, the incumbent mayor of Sea Cliff, defeated Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich, 1,064-62, on Tuesday in the village, which is about 26 miles northeast of midtown Manhattan.

In a story widely munched on by news and social media, Robert Ehrlich, founder of the company that makes Pirate’s Booty snacks, recently showed up with three other men at Sea Cliff Village Hall ...

Robert Ehrlich, the inventor of everyone’s favorite puffy, cheesy snack Pirate’s Booty, added to his lore this week. In addition to being an owner in Holiday Cocktail Lounge, the iconic East ...

Robert Ehrlich attempted to seize control of his ... Inc Village of Sea Cliff/Facebook The founder of the snack brand Pirate's Booty attempted to seize control of his coastal village's government ...

The founder of popular Pirate’s Booty cheese puff line got ... himself the victor just 30 minutes after the polls opened. Robert Ehrlich’s wildly misguided declaration came a week after ...