Attorney General Conducts Raid at SUNY Polytechnic

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