The museum explains that those inducted into the Hall of Shame “have been deemed to have a significant and indisputable record of corruption.”

The entry for Cianci explains that the former mayor – who served from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002 – was forced to resign both times because of felony convictions.

In 1984, Cianci pleaded no contest to assault charges for beating up his estranged wife’s suspected lover – slapping him, burning his face with a cigarette, and threatening to smash a fireplace log over his head. In 2002, he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy for widespread corruption in his administration, and spent 4 1/2 years in prison.

”During his first administration, 22 officials were convicted of corruption,” the museum said. “His second administration yielded nine convictions, including Cianci, for racketeering.”