Tampa Councilman Joseph Caetano bought $1,000 Super Bowl tickets while in bankruptcy
May 19, 2009 at 9:04 am by Wayne Garcia
There is a lot of talk about the 2011 Tampa elections, how all or almost all of the City Council could be turning over, due to higher ambitions, term limits and (in the case of Joseph Caetano) susceptibility to being beaten.
Caetano has had his hair styling business in Chapter 11 bankruptcy court (just like my own publication!) since November, but now comes a headline that surely will be on attack mailer ads in 2011: Caetano bought pricey Super Bowl tickets despite his financial straits.
From Mike Deeson at 10 Connects:
Meet Tampa City Councilman Joseph Caetano, who has fallen on tough times. But, despite the fact Caetano closed his Bostonian Hair Studio and Spa and filed bankruptcy in November, he took advantage of the offer to elected officials and bought two Super Bowl tickets for $1,000 a piece.
Caetano says it was one of those last minute decisions that he debated whether he should or should not buy the tickets. In the end, Caetano decided he should buy the tickets.
Caetano says he worked hard all his life and he felt he deserved it.
