ALBANY -- The former state police commander at the center of claims a rogue unit did political dirty tricks for two governors is seeking internal e-mails from the state agency that fired him, information he believes will prove his innocence.

Daniel Wiese, a retired state police official once in charge of security for governors George Pataki and Eliot Spitzer, wants e-mails between 13 employees at the state Power Authority, which fired him May 23, according to a copy of a letter obtained Monday.

There was no immediate comment from the Power Authority.

Wiese has been suspended since Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began investigating claims state police were used for political purposes. Cuomo said Wiese's computer and cell phone were scrubbed clean of information just as the probe was made public.