De Blasio in Disbelief Over Cuomo Getting $50K-a-Year Pension Despite Resignation – Report

10-year NY State Governor Cuomo resigned a week after the state Attorney General Letitia James concluded that he had mistreated nearly a dozen coworkers during a months-long inquiry. Cuomo has repeatedly denied any misconduct.

Even though Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned in the face of near-certain impeachment over several charges of sexually harassing his far younger female staffers, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio voiced incredulity that the outgoing Cuomo will still be allowed to receive a $50,000-a-year pension, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.

Nonetheless, according to the report, under present legislation, neither resignation nor impeachment for alleged misbehavior prevents a public employee from receiving a pension, as pension forfeiture can only be triggered by a felony conviction.

But de Blasio reportedly hopes that the soon-to-be ex-governor may still lose that money.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a COVID-19 briefing on July 6, 2020 in New York City. On the 128th day since the first confirmed case in New York and on the first day of phase 3 of the reopening, Gov. Cuomo asked New Yorkers to continue to be smart while citing the rise of infections in other states.

At least five district attorneys throughout the state are reportedly looking into claims made in the attorney general’s sexual harassment report, which led Cuomo to resign.

Speaker Carl Heastie stated last Friday that the New York State Assembly has chosen to put Governor Andrew Cuomo’s impeachment proceedings on hold after he announced his resignation amid sexual harassment claims.

Cuomo picked New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul as his successor when he stepped down. Hochul is set to become the first female governor of the state.

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