House Oversight Refers Andrew Cuomo to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution

The House committee is accusing Cuomo, who is running to be New York City’s next mayor, of lying to Congress during its investigation of the former governor’s nursing home scandal.

https://www.notus.org/new-york/house-oversight-andrew-cuomo-doj-criminal-prosecution-nursing-home-scandal



House Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer is referring Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution for allegedly lying to Congress. This is the second time Comer has made this referral; it was initially sent to the Department of Justice during the final months of the Biden Administration. But this time it comes as Cuomo is campaigning to be New York City’s next mayor — and as the administration shows increasing eagerness to go after Democratic officials.

The referral is based on findings from a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which has accused Cuomo of making false statements to Congress when he was called to testify about his handling of New York’s nursing homes during the pandemic. “Andrew Cuomo is a man with a history of corruption and deceit, now caught red-handed lying to Congress during the Select Subcommittee’s investigation into the COVID-19 nursing home tragedy in New York,” Comer said in a statement.

“This wasn’t a slip-up—it was a calculated cover-up by a man seeking to shield himself from responsibility for the devastating loss of life in New York’s nursing homes. Let’s be clear: lying to Congress is a federal crime. Mr. Cuomo must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The House Oversight Committee is prepared to fully cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation into Andrew Cuomo’s actions and ensure he’s held to account,” the statement reads.

Cuomo, who faced scrutiny in the past for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as New York’s governor, resigned in 2021 over sexual harassment allegations. The final months of his governorship were marked by scandal due to allegations that Cuomo’s administration had understated the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the state’s nursing homes for months in health department data. Cuomo has denied there ever being a cover-up. He announced his mayoral candidacy on March 1.

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