file photo Village Council by Boyd Loving
The Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli called Marcia Ringel’s statement last night at the Village Council meeting a “slanderous personal attack”
The Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli called Marcia Ringel’s statement last night at the Village Council meeting a “slanderous personal attack” on the Village Attorney Mathew Rogers according to videotape of the meeting on the Village website. He added “perhaps he can sue you”.
statement was “privileged” and therefore the plaintiff cannot successfully sue for slander.
Watch our elected officials in action here:
https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/49862179
Ringel statement begins shortly after 9 minutes.
Pucciarelli response begins at around 13 minutes. He goes into a spin like John Belushi in one of the characters he used to do during the news segment of SNL where he fell off his chair at the end.