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Cuomo Lawyer Says State AG Should Recuse Herself, Amend Sexual Harassment Report Cuomo Lawyer Says State AG Should Recuse Herself, Amend Sexual Harassment Report
Cuomo Lawyer Says State AG Should Recuse Herself, Amend Sexual Harassment Report Andrew Cuomo’s top attorney is calling on the New York Attorney General to recuse herself from all pending investigations related to the former governor. During a lengthy briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 18, attorney Rita Glavin again took shots at Attorney General Letitia James and her office’s independent investigation of sexual harassment allegations, which led to Cuomo’s downfall and resignation. According to Glavin, James had a conflict of interest, as she appointed the investigators while mulling a gubernatorial run in 2022, which Cuomo had already confirmed at the time was in the running fo…

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by Zak Failla
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'Politics Written All Over It': Cuomo Lawyer Questions AG Report 'Politics Written All Over It': Cuomo Lawyer Questions AG Report
'Politics Written All Over It': Cuomo Lawyer Questions AG Report Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top attorney is questioning the report that brought her client down, calling it a political ploy. Attorney Rita Glavin held a briefing on the former governor’s campaign site calling on New York Attorney General Letitia James to “amend, correct, and supplement” her report regarding sexual harassment allegations that led to Cuomo’s resignation. Glavin submitted a 150-page submission calling for a new investigation by “a truly independent reviewer," saying that the initial report should not have been overseen directly by James. She noted that it’s important…

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by Zak Failla
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Judge Orders Re-Vote On Ex-Clarkstown Police Chief Firing Judge Orders Re-Vote On Ex-Clarkstown Police Chief Firing
Judge Orders Re-Vote On Ex-Clarkstown Police Chief Firing Almost a year-and-half after the Clarkstown Town Council voted to fire suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan, a State Supreme Court judge has ordered a re-vote due to a conflict of interest in the vote. The ruling, released by Justice Robert Berliner, annulled the Sept. 12, 2017, vote in which Supervisor George Hoehmann and a former councilman should have recused themselves, the ruling said. George Hoehmann, Clarkstown SupervisorVira Mamchur Schwartz The vote -- 3-2 along party lines -- removed Sullivan from his $273,000-a-year job. He later retired at the end of 2017.  The judge rul…

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by Kathy Reakes