By: Jared Evan
Andrew Cuomo’s multiple scandals could end up costing New Yorkers up to $9.5 million in legal costs, as the disgraced former Governor hides in the Hamptons with the affluent elite.
Following his resignation – which was preceded by an investigation by Attorney General Letitia James that determined Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 current and former female state employees – he told New York Magazine, “I’m not disappearing. I have a voice, I have a perspective and that’s not gonna change. And the details aren’t really that important to me, to tell you the truth.”
“You know? I’m a New Yorker, I’ve lived here, I’ve lived in Queens, I’ve lived in the city, I’ve lived upstate, I’ve lived everywhere, I came to Washington, so that’s … I don’t really care about that. I’ll figure that out”, the arrogant former EMMY winning Governor said.
Multiple sources including Radar and the NY Post reported: the 63-year-old ex-politician has been staying at the Southampton home of his longtime friend, Dr. Jeffrey A. Sachs, since his resignation earlier this month.
“The talk around town is that Andrew has been at Jeffrey’s house in Southampton Village,” said one insider. “Andrew is keeping a very low profile. He knows better than to go for a stroll around town, everybody would be horrified. He hasn’t been out to his usual restaurants; he has been spending time with close friends in their private homes.”
Radaronline reported: Sachs is the godfather to one of Andrew’s daughters, Michaela Cuomo, but he was also an usher at Cuomo’s wedding to Kerry Kennedy and then reportedly let him crash at his United Nations Plaza apartment after the two split.
Additionally, Sachs was on Cuomo’s New York state Medicaid Redesign Team in 2011 and reportedly also served as an adviser to Andrew’s father, Mario Cuomo.
Sachs’ family ties don’t end there; he’s also close with Andrew’s brother and CNN propagandist, Chris Cuomo, who also has a home in Southampton.
Meanwhile AP reported:
The state has already agreed to pay up to $9.5 million to lawyers representing and investigating Cuomo and his administration over sexual harassment allegations and other matters, according to The Associated Press’ review of available contracts.
That figure — which represents the maximum amount that could be spent, not actual bills submitted so far — includes up to $5 million for lawyers who have represented Cuomo’s office, up to $3.5 million for lawyers hired by the state attorney general to investigate sexual harassment allegations against the Democrat, and at least $1 million in bills for lawyers hired by the legislature as part of an impeachment investigation. It doesn’t include the legal fees of Cuomo’s private attorney, Rita Glavin, whose bills are being paid by his campaign committee.
“Cuomo so far, has skated away from the serious charges, regarding the deaths of thousands of New Yorkers in the nursing homes, the tax payers are footing his legal bills and he is getting a $50K a year pension, Andrew’s not hurting”, an angry New Yorker told TJV News.
