By Tom Precious, News Albany Bureau
ALBANY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has increased his
investigation of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, conducting a raid Thursday
afternoon at an office once used by a veteran lobbyist who has ties to
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, his family and his inner circle, a source close to
the investigation said.
Schneiderman last fall issued subpoenas
in a bid-rigging investigation of a contract awarded, though never
signed, between the SUNY college headed by Alain E. Kaloyeros and a
politically connected developer to build a dormitory near the campus.
However,
a source earlier this month said Schneiderman’s interest in SUNY
Polytechnic has not been limited just to the scuttled dormitory deal.
The
raid, executed with a search warrant, included an office formerly used
by Todd Howe, a Washington-based lobbyist who worked for Whiteman,
Osterman & Hannah, whose clients included Fort Schuyler Management
Corp. and Fuller Road Management Corp., two SUNY Polytechnic entities
that were created to do high-tech projects across the state, including
the Buffalo Billion program.
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Source: The Buffalo News and The Empire Report
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