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.

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

The founder of Pirate's Booty, the puffed corn and rice snack food, has launched a "mutiny" in the Long Island community of Sea Cliff, New York. He falsely asserted that he was the mayor, demanded an office,