Sunday, July 22, 2012

Governor Cuomo chooses not to release his Attorney General records


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Governor Cuomo chooses not to release his Attorney General records

In his first fifteen months in office, the governor has refused several requests to release records from his time as Attorney General. Cuomo has sent just ten boxes of records to the State Archives, which by state law is required to hold every attorney general's documents.
Cuomo's predecessor Eliot Spitzer sent 919 boxes to the archives after his two terms as attorney general, all of which were made available by the State Archives to the public.
Despite the controversy, Josh Vlasto, the governor's spokesman said, "records are being compiled and transferred as appropriate."
Media requests to review the ten boxes of records have been delayed for reasons not given. The state Education Department, which oversees the archives, is responsible for the delay.

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