On Tuesday, prosecutors announced they have dropped a groping charge against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, marking the foreseeable end to a legal saga that led to Cuomo’s resignation. The Albany County District Attorney said in a statement that they are not prosecuting Cuomo, 64, for forcible touching, as an independent investigation determined they …
The Department of Justice is apparently investigating sexual harassment claims against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. A legal services contract released by the New York State Comptroller’s Office under a Freedom of Information Law request by the New York Post. The contract, which included previously revealed DOJ investigations into Cuomo’s handling of the coronavirus …
The forcible touching case against former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo was adjourned until January at the request of the Albany County district attorney, who said errors in the sheriff’s department complaint risk “a procedural dismissal of this case.” District Attorney David Soares said in a letter to City Court Judge Holly Trexler his office …
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday, days after the state’s attorney general’s investigation determined he violated the law by sexually harassing multiple women in the workplace. Cuomo, 63, said in a tweet that his resignation will go into effect in two weeks. As The New York Times points out, Cuomo’s resignation comes as …
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo “ridiculed and belittled” wife Kerry Kennedy while the two were married, according to Michael Shnayerson, who wrote an unauthorized biography of the Democratic politician in 2015. Writing in Vanity Fair magazine, Schnayerson quoted unnamed sources saying that Kennedy complained about “enduring this abuse” from her husband and even once slept in a locked bathroom to keep away from him. A spokesman for Cuomo said those allegations were among “all sorts of untrue rumors” that circulated while the Cuomos were divorcing in 2005. Shnayerson also said Cuomo frequently demeaned subordinates and was singularly focused on his career. Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by at least six women, prompting an investigation from the state attorney general’s office and an impeachment investigation by the legislature.
At least two law enforcement agencies confirmed on Thursday that they’re aware of allegations that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo aggressively groped a female aide at his mansion last year. According to the New York Times, Albany police said New York State Police and Cuomo’s office alerted them to the alleged encounter — which may …
A female aide to New York Gov Andrew Cuomo says the governor reached under her blouse and groped her when they were alone in his office, according to a report in the Albany Times-Union, reported by the New York Post. According to the Post, the Times-Union did not name the woman, and her story was related to them by a third party. In a statement, Cuomo said the woman’s story was “gut-wrenching,” but he reiterated his claim that he has “never done anything like this.” The NY Attorney General appointed former acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim and veteran employment lawyer Anne Clark to lead an investigation of the allegations against Cuomo.
On Monday, a sixth woman came forward to accuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, according to reports. An official close to the matter told the Times Union that the female aide alleged Cuomo, 63, inappropriately touched at the governor’s mansion last year. As of Tuesday, the accuser has not been publicly identified, …
On Monday, Republican legislators in the New York State Assembly started drafting a resolution intended to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Andrew Cuomo. According to Syracuse.com, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay said he and his fellow Republicans cannot make the Democratic-majority Assembly address the measure. On Sunday, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, …
A third woman has accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, the New York Times reports, saying he asked to kiss her at a wedding reception in September 2019. Anna Ruch, 33, told the Times she had never met Cuomo before that day, when she thanked him for his comments about the newlyweds, …
