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Cuomo arraignment delayed after NY prosecutor warns of 'potentially defective' complaint

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An Albany City Court judge has delayed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ‘s (D) arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of groping a woman after …
An Albany City Court judge has delayed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ‘s (D) arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of groping a woman after a prosecutor warned that the criminal complaint filed last week was “potentially defective.” In a letter obtained by NEWS10, Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares asked a county court to push Cuomo’s arraignment back for 60 days while he investigates the case. “Unfortunately, the filings in this matter are potentially defective in that the police-officer-complainant failed to include a sworn statement by the victim such that the People could proceed with prosecution on these papers,” reads the letter.

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