Maziarz actions add intrigue to federal probe of state lawmakers

Then-State Sen. George D. Maziarz directed aides to destroy old campaign-related bills and receipts last spring, just before federal prosecutors ramped up a probe into Albany corruption and the misuse of political donations for personal use, The Buffalo News has learned.

Federal officials are investigating Maziarz’s move, even as his lawyer argues that Maziarz was within his rights under the records-retention rules found in state Election Law, according to three sources with a close view of the matter.
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Destruction of records was legal, his defenders say

Maziarz had learned that, under state law, he needs to keep bills, receipts and other supporting records for five years after closing out an election season, but not longer than that, one source told The News. Aides in his Lockport office were then directed to trash records that Maziarz believed no longer had to be maintained, according to the sources.