Lawmaker seeks to lift veil on Cellini ‘empire’

$1.5 million shakedown of investment mogul and Hollywood producer Thomas Rosenberg, is barred under state law from doing business with the state because of his conviction. While lawyers for Cellini himself contend he does not do any government contracting, a web of companies that he formed and now are run by his children manage more than a dozen state buildings in a lucrative and confusing business arrangement that indirectly could cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

“This should not be a witch hunt for William Cellini. What this does is expose the fact that the Cellini conglomerate has a stronghold on not just the landlordlease issues, but also and more importantly, the management of at least 14 stateoccupied facilities with no oversight,” Garrett said.