Ex-Gov. Cuomo under federal probe over sexual harassment claims
By Bernadette Hogan and
Bruce Golding
December 2, 2021 2:38pm
Federal authorities are probing the sexual harassment claims against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that forced him from office, The Post has learned.
The stunning development is contained in a legal services contract signed in October and released by the state Comptroller’s Office on Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Law request filed by The Post.
The contract notes previously revealed Department of Justice investigations into the Cuomo administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, its cover-up of nursing home deaths and Cuomo’s $5.1 coronavirus memoir.
But it adds, “DOJ has also undertaken an inquiry related to sexual harassment claims made against the then Governor.”
The DOJ didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
But Cuomo’s spokesman said the probe apparently involved potential violations of civil statutes and was launched after state Attorney General Letitia James — who’s now running for governor — issued the bombshell report that led Cuomo to resign under threat of impeachment.
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