The inquiry follows a House GOP referral that alleges Cuomo lied when testifying before Congress about his handling of the COVID pandemic.

Litman warned that the investigation is close to the New York City mayoral race, in an interview on Wednesday.

Andrew Cuomo faces DOJ investigation over COVID-19 nursing home deaths and alleged false testimony to Congress, amid political rivalry with Eric Adams.

The US justice department has launched an investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over his testimony to Congress during the Covid-19 pandemic, US media reports. Congressional Republicans have accused Cuomo - who is running for New York City mayor - of lying in an investigation surrounding his response to the crisis.

Ky., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, asked the DOJ to prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over statements he made to the committee

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying to Congress over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic,

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his testimony last year to Congress, according to a report Tuesday.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo concerning his testimony to Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic, two officials familiar with the matter told CBS News Tuesday.

Those voters, whose local food cooperative once descended into controversy over the origin of hummus, also ranked the decisively non-lefty Cuomo third among nine Democratic mayora