Posted on 02/17/2021 6:25:58 PM PST by John W
The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI have begun a preliminary investigation into the way New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration handled data about Covid-19 nursing home deaths.
After early praise for his leadership when his state became the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, the governor is now dealing with accusations of underreporting nursing home deaths.
In recent weeks, the administration revealed that 15,000 long-term care residents have died, up from the 8,500 previously disclosed.
Spokespeople for the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI declined to comment Wednesday night.
The Albany Times Union first reported news of the inquiry.
“As we publicly said, DOJ has been looking into this for months. We have been cooperating with them and we will continue to," a senior advisor for the governor, Rich Azzopardi, said Wednesday night.
Last month, state Attorney General Letitia James released a damning report that said the state Health Department underreported the Covid-19 death toll at nursing homes by as much as 50 percent.
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“Comrade Cuomo, it has been determined that you are no longer useful to the Revolution. Take him away”.
(Bring in Whitmer next)
Well, let’s see. The stellar FBI should complete the investigation one month after the Green New Deal succeeds. They will probably start by getting definitive statements from Zimbabwean witch doctors. Then they can get Michael Horowitz to audit, not the findings, but the interview process. He will be able to get that audit started by the time of the Second Coming.
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