He's been manipulating politics and regulations his entire career.
After searching local regulations, his office seized upon a little-known provision buried in New York state banking law dating back to the turn of the 20th century.
His salary is £1m and he is worried that under proposed EU regulations his bonus may be capped at just £2m.
In an instant's impulse, and violating God knows how many Department of Health regulations, his out-of-town family chose to take taxis to his apartment after midnight and spread his ashes in the median on the avenue outside.
The 61-year-old, accompanied by his agent Mark Curtis and his financial adviser Shane Moloney, was recorded commenting on a variety of subjects from England players to regulations, his predecessor Roy Hodgson and the FA's decision to redevelop Wembley.
But Griffin, who was forced to quit his Dallas investment banking job — via federal election regulations, his small-government parents are quick to point out — to join his father on the campaign trail, does not underestimate the power of a candidate's child with a social media presence.
