Learn more

NEW YORK — A Justice Department probe found that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 female staffers to a “sexually hostile work environment” and that his senior staff knew about the conduct and sought to strike back against his accusers, according to a settlement agreement dated Friday. The nine-page settlement, reached between Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, said the Justice Department inquiry determined that Cuomo ogled the women and subjected them to unwanted sexual comments and contact. Cuomo’s “senior staff were aware of his conduct and r…

cuu