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Eugene

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Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:32 PM Friday

New York agrees to settle lawsuit with ex-aide who accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment

Source: Associated Press

New York agrees to settle lawsuit with ex-aide who accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Updated 8:01 PM EDT, July 18, 2025

The state of New York agreed Friday to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit from an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who alleged Cuomo sexually harassed and groped her while he was in office.

The former aide, Brittany Commisso, had sued Cuomo and the state, alleging sexual harassment from the then-governor and retaliation against her after reporting the incidents. The allegations were part of a barrage similar misconduct claims that forced Cuomo to resign as governor in 2021.

Commisso’s lawyers said the settlement “is a complete vindication of her claims” and that Commisso is “glad to be able to move forward with her life.”

The settlement came as Cuomo is in the midst of a so-far bruising political comeback with a run for mayor of New York City. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani by more than 12 percentage points and this week relaunched his campaign to run in the general election as an independent candidate, beginning a potentially uphill battle in a heavily Democratic city where support is coalescing behind Mamdani.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-commisso-new-york-c901dfc29a730541ef7d797c66068059

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How much is he paying? Faux pas Friday #1

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1. How much is he paying?
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:22 PM
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I couldn't read the whole thing because I got caught up in some verification loop, poop.

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