Where's the Mayor of Atlantic City?

It's been over a week since Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy climbed into a silver city-owned Dodge Durango and drove off amid allegations that he falsified aspects of his Vietnam War service.

Levy's lawyer says he's in the hospital, but won't say why or where, adding further intrigue to the latest in a long line of scandal-tinged city administrations in the gambling mecca.

And The Philadelphia Inquirer says that Levy may have spent as much time out of his City Hall office as he did serving in it since taking office two years ago.

In 2006, Levy turned over city government to the city business administrator, Domenic Cappella, without telling anyone while he took a mysterious 11-day medical leave.

After Levy returned to work, his attendance record has been spotty and he rarely makes ceremonial appearances for groundbreakings or ribbon-cuttings.

After Levy disappeared this time, his office issued a terse statement saying he is on medical leave until further notice and Cappella declared himself in charge.

City Council members, though, say Cappella can't be in charge, because state law requires a mayor, when absent, to transfer power to an appointee for a specified period and Levy blew town without formally transferring power to anyone.