A law firm representing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration as part of a federal investigation into the state's handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid through public funds.
The governor told reporters Wednesday his campaign funds would not pick up the tab for a $2.5 million contract with Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC. "The way it works is the Executive Chamber has retained the counsel, and that is a state expense," he said during a press conference at the Javits Center.
The Albany Times-Union reported Wednesday that the Office of the State Comptroller released contract details.
The federal investigation into the nursing homes stems from a decision the administration made in the early stages of the pandemic, when it told nursing homes to admit COVID-19-positive individuals as residents.
Last summer, an internal report indicated that COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes were due to workers and visitors who introduced the virus before the state order.
For months, the state reported COVID-19 deaths that occurred in hospitals and ones that happened in nursing homes separately.
The nursing home scandal is one of several hanging over the governor and his administration.
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Cuomo to use tax dollars to pay legal defense in COVID nursing home deaths probe
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