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Unsealed Spota records reveal allegations of plot to get rid of then-County Executive Levy

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Unsealed Spota records reveal allegations of plot to topple Levy
Newly-public records from the corruption case against ex-Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota revealed allegations of a plot to get rid then-County Executive Steve Levy who they saw as "anti-cop," and a DWI cover-up, while describing early drug use by ex-police chief James Burke.
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