Paterson's Yankee Tickets

The Empire | Mar 29, 2012

Judith Kaye's report finds problems with Paterson's claim that he intended to pay for the tickets he obtained to Game 1 of the Yankee's World Series:

Although the OAG subpoenaed all relevant records, no check written personally by the Governor to the Yankees, partially prepared or otherwise, was produced to the OAG in the investigation. Neither the Governor nor Johnson mentioned to Kauffmann any check during their conversations following Dicker’s inquiry. There is no evidence that the Governor knew the price of the tickets before the game. In fact, evidence indicates that no Executive Chamber staff had discussed with the Yankees paying for any tickets before October 29, and that Johnson called Kirimca on October 29, the day after the game, seeking information on the price of the tickets. Finally, based on the handwriting on the check, the check that was submitted to the Yankees was written by Johnson, and not the Governor.

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