Under current law, state and county prosecutors are bound by statutes of limitations and forced to rely on charges, like grand larceny, that do not take into account the magnitude of the crime, officials say.
The governor’s personal attorney spoke via video stream on Friday, fixated on perceived “fairness issues” in the report from Attorney General Letitia James’ office that outlined the harassment claims lodged against Cuomo, who is slated to leave office Tuesday. James’ office responded to the attacks from Cuomo’s team by calling them “lies and conspiracy theories.”
It was a whirlwind week, we know. So we’ve compiled some of the standout moments—from the report’s release to the Friday rebuttal from Cuomo’s attorneys, which left us with lots of questions—to help keep you apprised of the key details.
State Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the allegations against Cuomo found that the governor’s actions over the course of seven years “violated multiple state and federal laws, as well as the Executive Chamber’s own written policies.”
Letitia James’ office filed a lawsuit Thursday against the NYPD for its actions during months of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, which she says “blatantly violated the rights of New Yorkers, inflicting significant physical and psychological harm and leading to great distrust in law enforcement.”
Still making up your mind about whom to vote for? Want to check your choice one last time? Here’s a quick menu of audio and video resources on many of the candidates for state office.
With less than a week to go until election 2018, meet the third-party candidates for attorney general and comptroller.
With plenty of money in the bank, Keith Wofford is well-equipped to sell voters on his vision for an attorney general who eschews policing corporations in favor of claiming unprecedented power to chase corruption.
The Republican nominee for attorney general says the Democrats who’ve served as top law-enforcement official have been overzealous in using the Martin Act to go after corporations for alleged wrongdoing.
Last week, we asked our readers to engage with us via the new SMS-based platform GroundSource to let us know what issues matter to them as they head to – or stay home from – the ballot box on Thursday.
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