Dick Grasso's career seemed to be ending on a very sour note: the State of New York was making him something of a poster boy for his gargantuan pay over the years. In an ugly battle, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer went after Grasso for the $139.5 million he was paid. Along the way, there were hardly flattering portrayals of Grasso, who came across as embittered. But a judge has dropped the few remaining charges against him. So Grasso gets to keep the money after all, which he vowed to do all along. Andrew Cuomo, Spitzer's successor, said he will not pursue the issue.  

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