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Resignation Will Not Spell the End of Trouble for Beleaguered Andrew Cuomo

&NewLine;<p>The bombastic political career of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo may have come to a bitter end&comma; but that may not spell the end of trouble for him from the accusations of sexual harassment brought against the now ex-Governor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cuomo’s shocking resignation finally put an end to the demands that he leave office in disgrace — but he still faces multiple criminal investigations and a potential impeachment that could bar him from running for office again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cuomo is also planning to move out of Albany’s Executive Mansion without a home of his own and a ruined reputation that could sink an attempt to buy a place that requires the approval of any would-be neighbors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cuomo likely has no idea where he’ll go&period; One longtime pal speaking anonymously told The NY Post that he would likely&nbsp&semi; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;take a long vacation” before he starts thinking about trying to rebuild his shattered life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>But any planning could prove premature&comma; with at least five district attorneys — in Manhattan and Albany as well as Nassau&comma; Westchester&comma; and Oswego counties — investigating allegations contained in the sexual harassment report issued Aug&period; 3 by state Attorney General Letitia James that led Cuomo to throw in the towel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>One of the 11 women whom James said Cuomo&comma; 63&comma; harassed — executive assistant Brittany Commisso&comma; 32&comma; filed a complaint last week against him with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>That led Sheriff Craig Apple to say Cuomo could face &&num;8220&semi;a couple&&num;8221&semi; of misdemeanor charges over allegations&semi; he groped her breast and grabbed her butt on separate occasions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>James has also said her office is still conducting a criminal probe into whether Cuomo misused government resources by having state employees help produce and promote his memoir&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;American Crisis&colon; Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic&comma;” which he sold to the Crown Publishing Group for &dollar;5&period;1 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>And on top of all that&comma; the FBI and Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office are investigating Cuomo and his administration over their handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus crisis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cuomo’s resignation&comma; which he said&nbsp&semi;takes effect in two weeks&comma; came one day after Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie &lpar;D-Bronx&rpar; said an impeachment probe launched in March would be wrapped up &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;with all due haste&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine &lpar;D-Nassau&rpar; also vowed that any articles of impeachment drawn up against Cuomo &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;will be airtight&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It is still unclear as to how Cuomo&&num;8217&semi;s resignation would affect that process&comma; which could lead to a sentence barring him from seeking office again were he to be convicted after a trial in the state Senate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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