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AG investigating Cuomo vaccine czar over calls to county leaders
 [NYPOST] The state attorney general is now investigating whether Gov. Cuomo’s COVID-19 vaccine czar pressured county leaders to support the embattled governor, holding out access to the life-saving jab in the process.Two Democratic county executives told The Post Saturday they had been contacted by state Sherlocks in March over Larry Schwartz, a longtime aide to Governor Cuomo who is overseeing the vaccine rollout. "Yes, it was a formal interview," said one county executive, describing an hour-long Zoom call with two Sherlocks and an assistant from the attorney general’s office. The executive, who said he was not under oath during the interview, was asked to give the Sherlocks phone records and text messages. Schwartz, a former secretary to the governor, canvassed state county officials in March to gauge their loyalty to Cuomo, according to reports. New York Attorney General Tish James is already investigating Cuomo, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women — allegations he has vigorously denied. Lindsey Boylan, one of his accusers, condemned Schwartz in a tweet Saturday. "Larry Schwartz is not a public servant," she wrote. "He is an enforcer who represents the worst of @NYGovCuomo’s corrupt administration. Linking life-saving vaccine access to political support for the governor is a criminal abuse of power." Posted by: Fred 2021-05-09 |
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