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Governor returns casino developer's donations

ALBANY, New York – As reported by the Albany Times-Union: "Gov. Eliot Spitzer's campaign returned $110,000 in excess donations from casino developer Richard Fields, almost all of it for jet flights and other costs tied to a lavish fund-raiser in Wyoming last summer, a new campaign filing shows.

"Spitzer sent Fields' companies, Coastal Development LLC and SG Management, the money for catering, security, travel, jets and hotels paid for by Fields when he threw the bash for the former attorney general when he was seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.

"Christine Anderson, a spokeswoman for Spitzer, said the money is being sent because calculations showed Fields' companies exceeded the $50,100 limit on individual donations allowed under state law.

"…Fields is a leader in Excelsior Racing Associates, which was selected by a state panel last fall as the preferred bidder for the state racing franchise. He also is working with the Wisconsin Oneida tribe on a proposal to build a casino in the Catskills…"

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