Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007, Reuters reported.

The move was part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, the Washington Post reported.

While the move was legal, it was unusual for a departing governor, said Massachusetts officials, according to the Washington Post.

The effort to remove the records was made only a few months before Romney launched an unsuccessful campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. Romney is currently competing for the GOP's nomination in 2012.

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According to Reuters:

When Romney left the governorship of Massachusetts, 11 of his aides bought the hard drives of their state-issued computers to keep for themselves. Also before he left office, the governor's staff had emails and other electronic communications by Romney's administration wiped from state servers, state officials say.

It is still unclear what information was removed.