Scott transition team knew of e-mail deletions in March, records show
By Michael C. Bender, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
In Print: Sunday, August 28, 2011
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott said he learned within the past two weeks that state transition e-mail accounts could not be recovered from a private computer server, potentially erasing records that state law requires be kept.
But documents show that Rackspace, the Texas company that provided the e-mail service, notified Scott's transition team as early as March 14 that records no longer existed from 44 of 47 e-mail accounts, including Scott's.
News of the disconnect between Scott and his transition staff comes at the same time the state produced 700 pages of e-mails from Susie Wiles, Scott's campaign manager and legislative liaison during the transition.
Wiles' e-mails provide additional details about the hectic and disorganized two-month window between Scott's election and his inauguration. Among the new insights: A schedule that shows Scott had a private dinner with former President George W. Bush