Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, Jr. (born April 30, 1941 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island) served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 1974 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: What Cheer Nickname: Beehive of Industry Location in Rhode Island Founded  -Incorporated 1636 1832  County Providence County Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 53. ... Motto: What Cheer Nickname: Beehive of Industry Location in Rhode Island Founded  -Incorporated 1636 1832  County Providence County Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 53. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Political career

Cianci was a well known prosecutor in the State of Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General prior to becoming mayor of Providence. He was first elected mayor of Providence in 1974. Cianci was well known as an extremely charismatic and media-savvy politician. His propensity to attend parades, weddings and public events led to a common joke during his tenure as mayor that Cianci would jump to attend the opening of an envelope. Cianci was revered by the residents of Providence and credited with the revitalizing of the city's economy and image. To call the nickname "Buddy" a nickname is not truly accurate. To the people of Providence, Mayor Cianci simply was Buddy. His given name is rarely used in practice and the name Buddy is always included even when his full name is used. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ...

Cianci resigned from office for the first time in 1984 after being convicted of assaulting a man with a lit cigarette, an ashtray and a fireplace log. Cianci claimed that the man had been having an affair with his wife. Cianci spent the next few years as a popular radio talk show host and television commentator. In 1991 he successfully mounted a re-election campaign using the slogan "He never stopped caring about Providence". 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Operation Plunder Dome

Cianci was indicted in April 2001 on federal criminal charges of racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, witness tampering, and mail fraud. Several other Providence city officials were also indicted. Rather than maintaining a low profile after the indictment, Cianci went out of his way to poke fun at the investigation, code-named "Operation Plunder Dome." After being convicted of a single count of conspiracy, Cianci was sentenced to serve five years in federal prison. After some legal wrangling, Cianci's lawyers managed to have Cianci sent to prison closer to Rhode Island, and Cianci is currently serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He is scheduled to be released in December of 2007. In August of 2005, Cianci was denied a request for early release. In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal charge of having committed a serious criminal offense. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... Conspiracy, in common usage, is the act of working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person obtains money, behaviour, or other goods and/or services from another by wrongfully threatening or inflicting harm to his person, reputation, or property. ... Talking to a witness, hoping for them to lie about what really happened ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Operation Plunder Dome was the codename of an undercover investigation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption within the government of the City of Providence, Rhode Island. ... Fort Dix is a census-designated place located in Burlington County, New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D)Acting Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cianci facts

• Cianci was known to be a friend of President Gerald Ford.

• The book The Prince of Providence by Mike Stanton details his life, from childhood, to mob-busting prosecutor, to mayor, to conviction.

• Cianci, though a political independent by the time of his indictment, was a former Republican and his unpopularity after his trial touched the Republicans as well, helping to sweep the openly homosexual Democratic candidate for Mayor, David Cicilline, into office in a landslide in 2002.

• Cianci was a guest a number of times on the popular radio show hosted by Don Imus where he occasionally upstaged his host.

• On the animated sitcom Family Guy, the junior high school of the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island is named after Cianci.

• His self-promotion included guest appearances as himself on the television show Providence and on his own line of Mayor's Own Marinara Sauce which featured his picture prominently on the label.