The only way he knows how to run a city is ‘pay to play.’ The only reason he gets support is people are afraid of him..

H. Philip West, former director of the good government group Common Cause, warning the city of Providence, R.I., that it would likely face serious legal and financial consequences if voters elect Buddy Cianci mayor again. Cianci served four and a half years in federal prison after being convicted of running City Hall as a criminal enterprise in the 1990s.