The other stemmed from corruption charges after Cianci had made an improbable comeback to lead the city yet again. Eyewitness News Reporter Kelly Sullivan spoke to. Twenty years ago, Cianci had been in office for four years, and he soared through reelection that. As if breathing the same breath, the pairs fortunes have risen and fallen in almost complete synchronicity. He was well-known and a longtime radio personality, most recently at WPRO. You cant talk about the history of Providence without getting into the history of its soon-to-be longest-serving mayor, Buddy Cianci. Once, he roughed up the man he thought was having an affair with his wife - he had his bodyguard, provided to him by the city, bring the man to him he tried to jab a cigarette in his eye and threw an ashtray at him. Cianci spent a lot of time on the radio throughout his career. 'Buddy' Cianci in front of Providence City Hall in 2002, headed to the federal courthouse after being indicted on bribery and extortion charges. Buddy Cianci Jr., who was in federal prison during the musicals. In addition to serving two terms as mayor, and having once been America's longest-serving mayor, he also spent 4 1/2 years in prison after twice being convicted of felony charges.īoth times, 20 years apart, ousted him from office. The judge, Ernest Torres, an impeccable figure, made no secret of his feeling that he had to find Cianci guilty because RICO rather than the factsgave him no choice. Billed as a 'holiday special,' the song-packed podcast is partly a reprisal of the musical about the late Vincent A. He even spoke at the 1976 Republican National Convention.īut he was reviled because of his major shortcomings - both personal and professional. He was loved for leading a small, dying city through a renaissance - and for being its biggest cheerleader. He was the enigmatic former mayor of Providence, who died Thursday morning at the age of 74.Ĭianci was loved and reviled in a city that, like America, has been rocked by financial troubles and shaped by demographic change. "Buddy" Cianci in front of Providence City Hall in 2002, headed to the federal courthouse after being indicted on bribery and extortion charges.
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