{"id":520786,"date":"2022-12-04T05:06:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T02:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/corrupt-ag-james-covered-up-complaint-against-ibrahim-khan-cuomo-rep\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T05:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T02:06:01","slug":"corrupt-ag-james-covered-up-complaint-against-ibrahim-khan-cuomo-rep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/corrupt-ag-james-covered-up-complaint-against-ibrahim-khan-cuomo-rep\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Corrupt&#8217; AG James &#8216;covered up&#8217; complaint against Ibrahim Khan: Cuomo rep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368b9328c4f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368b9328c4f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/corrupt-ag-james-covered-up-complaint-against-ibrahim-khan-cuomo-rep\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Corrupt_AG_James_%E2%80%98covered_up_complaint_against_Ibrahim_Khan_Cuomo_rep%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Corrupt&#8217; AG James &#8216;covered up&#8217; complaint against Ibrahim Khan: Cuomo rep&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Corrupt_AG_James_%E2%80%98covered_up_complaint_against_Ibrahim_Khan_Cuomo_rep%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Corrupt&#8217; AG James &#8216;covered up&#8217; complaint against Ibrahim Khan: Cuomo rep&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New York Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Tish James covered up sexual harassment allegations against her own chief of staff for political purposes \u2014 rather than pursuing the claims with the same zest she put into her probe of now ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his rep charged.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 chief of staff, Ibrahim Khan, 38, resigned after being sl<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>ed with multiple sexual harassment complaints, her office confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>But the AG was \u201cactively lying\u201d about her probe of Khan, who \u201cby her own definition\u201d faced serious allegations, insisted Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is more proof that Tish James has corrupted the AG\u2019s office, abusing power to further her own political ambitions through a sham report,\u201d Azzopardi said in a statement to The Post Saturday. \u201cShe \u2018believes all women\u2019 when it\u2019s in her political interest \u2014 otherwise, she attacks the accuser or covers up the complaint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo in September\u00a0filed an ethics complaint\u00a0against James over her sexual harassment probe that\u00a0forced him from office\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, on Aug. 10, 2021 in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-24888679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Cuomo filed an ethics complaint against Letitia James in September.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The complaints filed by two women against Khan were submitted before Election Day and kept quiet as James easily won her re-election bid, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>One of those women was told her claims of inappropriate touching and unwanted kissing were substantiated, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/02\/nyregion\/ibrahim-khan-james-harassment.html\">according to The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/letitia-james-chief-staff-harrassment-complaint-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Attorney General Letitia James' chief of staff Ibrahim Khan has resigned amid multiple sexual harassment complaints againgst him.\" class=\"wp-image-24877660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/letitia-james-chief-staff-harrassment-complaint-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/letitia-james-chief-staff-harrassment-complaint-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/letitia-james-chief-staff-harrassment-complaint-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 chief of staff Ibrahim Khan has resigned amid multiple sexual harassment complaints againgst him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York State Attorney General<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-7.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Letitia James\" class=\"wp-image-24888680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/james-cuomo-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Letitia James easily won her re-election bid in the midterm elections.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The allegations against Khan are now being reviewed by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/\">global law firm Littler Mendelson.<\/a> Sources told The Post the AG\u2019s office hired the firm shortly after the complaints were received.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Littler <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/press\/littler-adds-two-former-government-officials-new-york-city-office\">hired Johane Severin, <\/a>an assistant attorney general and longtime top legal eagle for James, adding her to its vast network of lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>The Comptroller\u2019s Office on Saturday said it didn\u2019t approve any contracts as required to investigate the allegations against Khan, leaving all sorts of questions lingering about the contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittler Mendelson is one of the most highly respected employment firms in the country. Suggesting otherwise is absurd,\u201d said an AG spokesperson, who did not respond to additional questions, including whether Severin was involved in Khan\u2019s case<\/p>\n<p>Khan has worked for James since serving as a top adviser during her first, winning campaign for New York City public advocate in 2013, after which she named him her chief of staff and first deputy public advocate.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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