Is it true that the governor of New York State was investigated by the FBI for alleged fraud?

On December 1th, it was reported that the Governor of New York, Cuomo, was accused of fraud in hiring people, and is now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to the report, Cuomo claimed that his office had been downsized. In fact, the salaries of office employees have been paid by other state government departments.

It is reported that the letter of employment of the employee says that he is employed by an organization, but the actual work place is Cuomo's office. Among them, Topsy, a former New York Post journalist hired by the Office of Children and Family Services in 215 for US$ 125, (about RMB 827,), worked to write a speech for Cuomo. Another Malanowski, who was hired at the expense of the housing department, was also a lecturer of Cuomo.

Last year, it was reported that 89 of the 29 people who worked in the governor's office were paid by other departments. In addition, Como announced in March this year that it had hired or promoted 27 new employees, 22 of whom were also paid by other departments. It is reported that most of the newly hired staff are members of the old department of former President Obama's government and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's campaign team.

The p>FBI is investigating this matter, and has summoned relevant persons and read some documents, but has not taken any action. Cuomo's spokesman thought the accusation was "absurd", saying that all institutions were part of the executive branch, and that successive state governments had adopted similar practices, emphasizing that they only adhered to the past practices. The spokesman even claimed that both the Ministry of Justice and the White House adopted the same approach. He added: "Since the Federal Department of Justice and the White House have used this practice for a long time, maybe the FBI can conduct an investigation at the end of this discussion."