MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
By Danny Hakim, New York Times, July 23/24, 2012
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration, already drawing attention for its focus on secrecy, has now begun editing his record as New York attorney general, sending aides to the state archives to remove key documents from public view.
The aides have declared off limits all of Mr. Cuomo’s files related to a 2007 inquiry into the use of the State Police for political purposes, which was one of the most prominent public corruption investigations he oversaw as attorney general. And, in a change of practice, the administration is also pre-emptively reviewing all documents sent by the governor to the archives and removing anything it deems sensitive from public view.
The review of the archived material comes at a time when Mr. Cuomo is being much discussed as a 2016 presidential candidate [....]