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

Days later, the Pirate's Booty founder lost the Sea Cliff, NY election to incumbent Elena Villafane. The bizarre stunt unfolded at 9:44 a.m. on Monday, March 10, when Ehrlich and three associates ...

It all started last Monday, when Robert Ehrlich, the founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks, marched into the Village Hall in Sea Cliff (pop. 5,000) and announced that he was now the mayor.

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.

Robert Ehrlich, the well-known founder of the snack company Pirate’s Booty, has declared that he has created a new village within Sea Cliff, calling himself the mayor. However, village leaders ...

Pirate's Booty' founder declares himself mayor of small NY village Robert Ehrlich is a longtime resident of Sea Cliff and the founder of Pirate's Booty snack. Last Monday, he entered Village Hall ...

Pirate’s Booty founder Robert Ehrlich attempted a ... Elena Villafane in a vote of 1,064-62, Sea Cliff officials confirmed Wednesday. Ehrlich told NBC News the “rigged” results didn ...