The commission responded Tuesday that Wells' letter doesn't contest findings of reasonable cause that Paterson violated the gift ban.
The letter was first reported by The Daily News.
Paterson's lawyer shoots back in Yankees probe
ALBANY, N.Y.
Attorney Theodore V. Wells Jr. is dismissing the accusations by
the state Public Integrity Commission as "half-baked." He says
e-mails unseen or ignored by the commission's investigators show
staffers discussing the tickets and an offer by the Yankees for
playoff tickets. Paterson reportedly declined those tickets, but
told the Yankees he'll take them when they inevitably reach the
World Series.
