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May 23, 2007

Party's over for Cianci before it's even begun

The party’s over for Buddy.

A planned celebration for former Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. at the Boston hotel where he will work after his release from federal prison next week, has been canceled at the government’s request, said a spokesman for the hotel.

"There’s no party,’’ said George Regan, spokesman for Fifteen Beacon hotel owner Paul Roiff. ``The Federal Bureau of Prisons does not appreciate parties.’’

Regan had announced yesterday that Cianci, now finishing up his sentence on a federal corruption conviction, will start working at the luxury hotel early next month.

The former mayor is scheduled to leave federal prison at Fort Dix, N.J., next Wednesday, then stay briefly at a halfway house in Boston before taking on his new job.

Speaking on Roiff’s behalf, Regan said yesterday that the hotel was planning a first-day celebration when Cianci starts his job in sales, marketing and public relations. Today, Regan said the hotel acquiesced after the Bureau of Prisons put its federal foot down.

Said Regan, "We meant no disrespect.’’

-- Journal staff writer Karen Lee Ziner

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