updated 5:48 p.m. ET Sept. 10, 2008

NEW YORK - Two former New York horse racing officials accused of lying about how much jockeys weighed have filed a $100 million lawsuit against ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and state officials a year after charges against them were dismissed.

Former New York Racing Association Clerk of the Scales Mario Sclafani and assistant Braulio Baeza were accused of allowing jockeys up to 15 pounds overweight to ride at three thoroughbred tracks in 2004.

A Saratoga County judge last year ruled the case was based on faulty evidence.

The federal lawsuit says two innocent men lost their jobs and were banned from the industry because of the investigation by then-Attorney General Spitzer.

A Spitzer spokeswoman has declined to comment. The racing association hasn't responded to e-mails.