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Another County Declines to Prosecute Andrew Cuomo

January 31, 2022 at 3:53 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A New York prosecutor in Oswego County “announced Monday that he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, after investigating an allegation of unwanted physical contact by the former Democratic governor,” CNN reports.

“Oakes is the fifth district attorney to decide not to prosecute Cuomo after looking into allegations outlined in a report by investigators hired by James’ office, which detailed allegations of harassment from 11 different women against the former New York Governor.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Cuomo Still Has More Than $16 Million in Campaign Cash

January 19, 2022 at 3:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Five months after his resignation, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) still has more than $16.4 million in available campaign cash,” the Albany Times Union reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Sister-In-Law Says Michigan Ex-Speaker Assaulted Her

January 12, 2022 at 12:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) manipulated and sexually assaulted the teenage girlfriend of his younger brother when she was a student at the Christian academy where he taught, the woman said she has told police,” Bridge Michigan reports.

Zachary Gorchow breaks down the scandal: “First, he had sexual contact with his sister-in-law – yes, his sister-in-law – for years while married.”

“Second, Mr. Chatfield’s prolific fundraising and spending of that money is about to get rare scrutiny for a politician’s funds. In my nearly 20 years of covering Michigan government and politics, I have not seen any legislator who could raise money like he did, hauling in so much money that he created four PACs just so he could provide quadruple the maximum contribution to candidates he could with one PAC.”

“Third, while hypocrisy runs rampant in politics, Mr. Chatfield has taken that trait to a new extreme.”

Filed Under: Scandal

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Cuomo Appears to Be Eying Comeback

January 7, 2022 at 9:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Over the past few months, Mr. Cuomo has reached out to friends and associates to sound them out about the political landscape, and some who have spoken with him came away with the impression that he is interested in finding a way back to relevance in public life.”

“He was especially focused on how the Albany County district attorney, David Soares, would proceed, according to people who have been in touch with his camp, and likely sees the decision to drop the case as significant.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Ex-Michigan Speaker Accused of Sexual Assaulting Teen

January 7, 2022 at 7:26 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Michigan State Police are investigating allegations of sexual assault involving former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), the Detroit Free Press reports.

Chatfield reportedly “had a sexual relationship with a girl that began about 11 years ago when she was about 15 and ended only recently.”

Filed Under: Scandal, State House

Cuomo Won’t Face Albany Sexual-Harassment Charge

January 4, 2022 at 10:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Albany County District Attorney’s office has said it wouldn’t move forward with a misdemeanor sex crime charge against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Cuomo Aide Dug Up Dirt on Accuser

December 9, 2021 at 5:23 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest advisors used a campaign finance aide to seek potentially damaging information on Lindsey Boylan, who has accused him of sexual harassment, CNBC reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Top Cuomo Aide Had Accuser Secretly Recorded

December 4, 2021 at 7:35 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Andrew Cuomo’s top aide pulled a downright dirty — and possibly illegal — trick to try and impugn one of the then-governor’s sexual harassment accusers,” the New York Post reports.

“Cuomo’s right-hand aide Melissa DeRosa recruited a top MTA official as a spy to secretly record a phone conversation with an ex-executive staffer identified as ‘Kaitlin’ who subsequently became one of the governor’s accusers.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Feds Probing Sexual Harassment Claims Against Cuomo

December 2, 2021 at 3:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The U.S. Justice Department is probing claims of sexual harassment by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a newly disclosed document reveals,” CNBC reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Married French Candidate Gets Top Aide Pregnant

November 27, 2021 at 7:03 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Éric Zemmour, the hard-right pundit who has broken into the French presidential race, was facing scandal yesterday with a report that his campaign director, who is 35 years his junior, is expecting his child,” the Times of London reports.

Politico reports that Zemmoir is suing the gossip magazine that broke the news.

Filed Under: Foreign Elections, Scandal

‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Against Cuomo

November 22, 2021 at 3:52 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A report by the New York State Assembly found “overwhelming evidence” that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) engaged in sexual harassment and used state workers and resources for his memoir, the Washington Post reports.

The report also faulted his administration for undercounting the deaths at nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

Filed Under: Scandal

Cuomo In Exile

November 12, 2021 at 1:35 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Magazine: “The idea of Andrew Cuomo giving up power was so contrary to his character that some in Albany feared he might somehow reverse himself after announcing his resignation and dare Albany to actually impeach him. Many more in New York politics worry he will use the $18 million sitting in his campaign’s war chest to run again or retaliate against his enemies. One Albany lawmaker, who requested anonymity owing to their fear of reprisal, said they are concerned Cuomo could bankroll an opponent in their district. Those who know him say they doubt he’ll mount an imminent comeback but said he is keeping his options open.”

Said Cuomo: “I don’t know what the future holds. I’m at peace. Look, it’s simple: I trust the people and the truth will win out.”

“Cuomo’s routine hasn’t changed much since he left office: consuming television news and phoning both allies and journalists.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Cuomo Sex-Crime Charge May Be ‘Defective’

November 5, 2021 at 4:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The sex-crime case against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was thrown into doubt on Friday after the Albany County district attorney wrote an extraordinary letter to the court in which he characterized a criminal complaint as ‘potentially defective’ because it did not include a sworn statement by the victim that would allow a prosecution to proceed,” the New York Times reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Cuomo Accuses Sheriff of Leaking Grand Jury Secrets

October 30, 2021 at 5:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“An attorney for Andrew Cuomo on Saturday suggested the county sheriff’s office that has filed a misdemeanor sex complaint against the former New York governor leaked secret grand jury testimony to the press,” Reuters reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Criminal Summons Issued Against Cuomo

October 28, 2021 at 3:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A complaint for forcible touching has been filed against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany City Court,” the New York Times reports.

However, the Albany Times Union reports it was “erroneously issued” and “was issued without the consent of the alleged victim, Brittany Commisso, or her attorney, Brian Premo.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Katie Hill Is Having a Baby

October 19, 2021 at 3:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), who has been lying low since her congressional career blew up in scandal, tells Vanity Fair she’s expecting her first child.

Said Hill: “My life is still clearly disheveled. I don’t have a clear plan… Planning for having a kid was not there.”

Filed Under: Scandal

Hastert Reaches Settlement Over Hush Money

September 16, 2021 at 12:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert’s refusal to pay $1.8 million in exchange for the man’s silence,” the AP reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

Hastert Accuser to Be Named Publicly

September 11, 2021 at 11:46 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The man who has sued former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert, seeking the unpaid balance of an alleged $3.5 million hush-money pact over decades-old sexual abuse, will be named publicly during an upcoming civil trial,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

Filed Under: Scandal

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