{"id":181109,"date":"2021-02-18T03:17:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fbi-us-attorney-probing-cuomos-nursing-home-death-scandal\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T03:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:17:26","slug":"fbi-us-attorney-probing-cuomos-nursing-home-death-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbi-us-attorney-probing-cuomos-nursing-home-death-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"#FBI, US Attorney probing Cuomo&#8217;s nursing home death scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#FBI, US Attorney probing Cuomo&#8217;s nursing home death scandal<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/AndrewCuomoFeds.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The FBI and the US Attorney\u2019s office have reportedly opened an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s handling of nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation, revealed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/news\/article\/Cuomo-15957401.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral\">the Times Union, is examining<\/a> the actions of members of Cuomo\u2019s coronavirus task force.<\/p>\n<p>The unit, created last March, initially consisted of 13 members, including state health Commissioner Howard Zucker and Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s administration has faced fierce criticism for a since-rescinded March 25 state Health Department directive ordering nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients discharged from hospitals, regardless of their test outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue the Health Department order contributed to the death toll, and spread, of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy was heightened last month when state Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James released a damning report finding some nursing homes <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently underreported resident COVID-19 deaths to the state.<\/p>\n<p>And last week, The Post exclusively revealed the governor\u2019s office hid nursing home death numbers from the state legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo\u2019s top aide, DeRosa, privately admitted the administration withheld the data over fears it would be \u201cused against us\u201d by federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the federal probe, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said, \u201cAs we publicly said, DOJ has been looking into this for months. 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Andrew Cuomo\u2019s handling of nursing homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The investigation, revealed by the Times Union, is examining the actions of members of Cuomo\u2019s coronavirus task force. 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