Prosecutor: Spitzer said to have ordered dirty tricks

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Prosecutor: Spitzer said to have ordered dirty tricks

Andrew Donovan

Story Created: Mar 28, 2008 at 6:35 PM EDT

Story Updated: Mar 28, 2008 at 11:45 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A criminal prosecutor says former Gov. Eliot
Spitzer ordered the dirty tricks scandal to discredit Senate
Republican leader Joseph Bruno despite the former governor's public
denials.

Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares says his second
investigation of the scandal finds former Spitzer aide Darren Dopp
was directly ordered by Spitzer in a profanity laced exchange to
release records that could embarrass Bruno and perhaps lead him
deeper into a federal investigation.

Soares calls for no action against Spitzer or any aides.

In September, Soares found no one in the Spitzer administration
acted improperly and that there was no evidence of a plot to
discredit Bruno. Two aides argued they were following orders to
fulfill media requests seeking records. Spitzer disciplined them
both.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Sunday, Mar 30 at 9:25 AM Bob Judware wrote ...

We have Politicians throughout State and Federal Government who think they are untouchable and above the Law. These SNAKES who have lied their way into office should be weeded out more often. At ANY level. They think that the voting public serves them, instead of the other way around.

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Saturday, Mar 29 at 12:19 AM shannon wrote ...

I believe he was railroaded out my bruno. There's much more to bruno personel life and pattersons and that seems to be ok.

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Friday, Mar 28 at 8:06 PM Mohawk guy wrote ...

Please, this state has a lot of problems to solve. This isn't one of them. Let's move on.

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Friday, Mar 28 at 7:26 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Does this really surprise anybody? So dissappointed.

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