The Saratogian

The Saratogian: "Spitzer's office to conduct SPAC review
PAUL POST, The Saratogian12/14/2004
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SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The state attorney general's office is conducting its own review of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center as a result of a scathing audit of the local organization's financial and operating practices.


State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has had the audit since Nov. 25, three days after it was released to the public. On Dec. 7, the state parks department asked his office to review specific aspects, such as SPAC President Herb Chesbrough's $400,000 separation agreement.

The attorney general's Charities Bureau, which enforces the state's Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, will make an initial review, spokesman Paul Larrabee said"