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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York Governor Cuomo hires defense lawyer in nursing home probe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-cuomo/new-york-governor-cuomo-hires-defense-lawyer-in-nursing-home-probe-idUSKCN2AT3NJNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has retained a prominent white-collar criminal defense lawyer to represent his office in a federal investigation into the states misreporting of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a spokesman said on Monday.
Cuomo has come under fire in recent weeks over his offices role in reporting the official count of coronavirus fatalities among patients of nursing and extended-care facilities, as well as for allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him.
Elkan Abramowitz, a former federal prosecutor now working in private practice in New York City, was hired to represent Cuomos executive chamber - consisting of the governor and his immediate staff - in the U.S. Justice Department inquiry into the COVID-19 nursing home deaths, senior advisor Rich Azzopardi told Reuters in a text message.
Azzopardi earlier told the Wall Street Journal, which first reported Abramowitzs appointment, that Cuomo had not hired a lawyer in connection with the sexual harassment probe.
Cuomo has come under fire in recent weeks over his offices role in reporting the official count of coronavirus fatalities among patients of nursing and extended-care facilities, as well as for allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him.
Elkan Abramowitz, a former federal prosecutor now working in private practice in New York City, was hired to represent Cuomos executive chamber - consisting of the governor and his immediate staff - in the U.S. Justice Department inquiry into the COVID-19 nursing home deaths, senior advisor Rich Azzopardi told Reuters in a text message.
Azzopardi earlier told the Wall Street Journal, which first reported Abramowitzs appointment, that Cuomo had not hired a lawyer in connection with the sexual harassment probe.
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New York Governor Cuomo hires defense lawyer in nursing home probe (Original Post)
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2021
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Chainfire
(17,308 posts)1. Cuomo has made all kinds of poo-poo in his mess kit.
All self-inflicted wounds. He has to pay the price of failures in judgement. I hate to see it, but there it is.
leftstreet
(36,078 posts)2. DURec
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,147 posts)3. kick