ALBANY â New Yorkâs government ethics panel authorized âstepsâ into unspecified âinvestigative mattersâ Friday following a lengthy closed-door meeting.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethicsâ secretive specially called meeting was held as Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a firestorm of scandals related to his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, his million-dollar book deal and sexual harassment claims.
It also follows a request from the top Republican in the state Senate, Sen. Robert Ortt, who two weeks ago called on the panel to probe recent reports that the governor prioritized COVID-19 tests for his friends and family.
After spending two-plus hours in executive session, JCOPE general counsel Monica Stamm said only that âthe Commission discussed and authorized steps in investigative matters.â
New York ethics panel taking steps in unnamed investigative matters after closed-door meeting
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