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NY: $75 Million Suit Against Dem Spitzer’s Actions As AG

This story should really creep you out if you’re from New York State. A successful dentist with no prior problems with the state gets dragged into a political fight – the judge in the case throws out everything that’s brought against the dentist, including a weak last ditch effort to prosecute the Doctor for stealing $3,000 from the state – down from their original charge of $1 million. And what’s more – even with the case being thrown out of court, the current Democrat A.G. – Andrew Cuomo – keeps the press releases on the case (generated by Eliot Spitzer’s office) posted on his website. Cuomo had nothing to do with this case – and he tries to get credit – the charges get thrown out of court – and Cuomo keeps the press releases on his website.

November 19, 2007 — A Park Slope dentist has filed a $75 million lawsuit, claiming Eliot Spitzer used the Attorney General’s Office to trump up politically convenient charges of Medicaid fraud against him in 2006.The lawsuit, filed last week in Brooklyn federal court, charges that Spitzer, who in 2006 was the attorney general and the Democratic front-runner in the primary battle for governor, was getting slammed as being soft on Medicaid fraud – and found a convenient fall guy.

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