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Fla. mayor shares alleged mobster's name
Florida's Finnerty was alerted to the plight of his namesake when a reporter called asking if he was the man accused of violating racketeering laws as an associate of John Gotti Jr. He said "no," then joked, "Put those handcuffs on me, baby," the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported..
The mistake might have been made because both Finnertys are from the New York area, but the mayor is 60 while the indicted Finnerty is 43. And Mayor Finnerty pointed out he's not from New York City but from Fort Monmouth, N.J., the newspaper said.
"I guess the potato famine brought over all the Finnertys (from Ireland)," the mayor told the Times. "It takes all kinds of Michael Finnertys to make the world go 'round. I'm the craziest one around, though, because I'm the mayor."
The closest Mayor Finnerty said he's come sharing a mob connection was in an episode of the "The Sopranos" in which mob figure Tony Soprano has been shot and dreams his name is Michael Finnerty.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 08/11/2008
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08-13-2008 15:00
erie wrote:
guess it's all about him...
What dope! Tony Soprano's dream name was KEVIN Finnerty--making a play on the word infinity--NOT Michael Finnerty! Maybe he just hears his name anytime Finnerty is mentioned.
I have some advice for you Michael, keep your mouth zipped if you don't know what you are talking about!
Also, being mayor makes you crazier than any other possible circumstances? This guy is dumb!
I have some advice for you Michael, keep your mouth zipped if you don't know what you are talking about!
Also, being mayor makes you crazier than any other possible circumstances? This guy is dumb!
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