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.

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