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Cuomo will not face criminal charges for LI incident

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Associated Press
Published December 27, 2021 at 8:32 AM EST
Andrew Cuomo, next to a U.S. flag, in front of the state seal
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a COVID-19 briefing in New York City on May 10, 2021.

A prosecutor says former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt "completely violated" by his unwanted touching at an event at a Long Island racetrack in September 2019.

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said in a statement Thursday that an investigation found the allegations against Cuomo "credible, deeply troubling, but not criminal under New York law."

Smith started investigating after the encounter was detailed in Attorney General Letitia James' August report that led to Cuomo's resignation from office.
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