Monday, November 08, 2021

8 October 2021: Cuomo Defense Attorney Demands Attorney General Investigate Sheriff

Cuomo’s attorney calls on AG to investigate Albany County Sheriff

This report relates to Andrew M. Cuomo's defense attorney's new demand that Letitia James, the New York State Attorney General, appoint an independent investigator to probe Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple for allegedly discussing the case with reporters in August 2021.

Former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s attorney, Rita Glavin, has officially called on Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple. Glavin said Apple unlawfully disclosed information to the New York Post....

In the formal request, Glavin asks James to appoint an independent prosecutor due to her conflict of interest. This includes her relationship with Apple, her announcement that she’s running for governor after the Sheriff’s Office filed the criminal complaint against Cuomo and the AG’s report on the allegations of sexual harassment by Cuomo....

Glavin references a New York Post article from August 30 which states that law enforcement officials have issued subpoenas related to the complainant’s allegations. The author attributes that information to Apple. Glavin said the only subpoenas they could be talking about are grand jury subpoenas.

Two days later, an article was published by the New York Post that said subpoenas had been issued in connection with the District Attorney Office’s investigation. Again, Glavin said the article must have been referencing grand jury subpoenas. The source was not given in the article, but Glavin said it must have been Apple.

Here's the New York Post's story, and here's the timeline's coverage of the Albany Times-Union's coverage of the Albany County subpoena story:

Cuomo's defense attorney seems to be going for a strategy of trying to get the case against Cuomo dismissed on legal technicalities.

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