Like Cuomo, Astorino faces his own federal investigation
WHITE PLAINS — Rob Astorino, the Republican candidate for governor, has been happy to join a U.S. attorney in criticizing incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo over his dismantling of an anticorruption panel. But Astorino's own battle with the U.S. government is heating up, with the same prosecutor lined up against him.
A judge has ordered Astorino, over his objections, to submit to seven hours of depositions by a federal monitor who says Astorino, the Westchester County executive, has been lying to the public about a housing desegregation settlement.
"The office of the county executive and some of those reporting to him have for years publicly disparaged the settlement, cast doubt on the existence of certain of its provisions, spread misinformation about its objectives and undermined public confidence in its implementation," monitor James E. Johnson told the judge.
In papers supporting the motion, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara agreed that Astorino had made "numerous false and misleading statements" about the case.
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