The DOJ didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
But Cuomo’s spokesman said the probe apparently involved potential violations of civil statutes and was launched after state Attorney General Letitia James — who’s now running for governor — issued the bombshell report that led Cuomo to resign under threat of impeachment.
“Our understanding is that the Civil Division opened an inquiry in August based upon the AG’s politically motivated sham report and we have heard nothing since,” spokesman Rich Azzopardi said.
James’ report accused Cuomo of sexually harassing 11 women, including nine current or former state employees, during his nearly three terms in office.
James also alleged that Cuomo and his aides “violated multiple state and federal laws, as well as the Executive Chamber’s own written policies.”
In October, Cuomo, 63, was charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, over allegations contained in the report that he groped an assistant last year inside the governor’s official residence, the Executive Mansion in Albany.
The woman, Brittany Commisso, 33, has said of Cuomo, “What he did to me was a crime. He broke the law.”
Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing.