“New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has hired a criminal defense attorney to take point on the dueling scandals facing the high profile Democrat. Cuomo tapped Elkan Abramowitz, a longtime attorney for director Woody Allen and former federal prosecutor to handle investigations into both nursing home deaths and allegations of sexual harassment, the Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday. Abramowitz has not been afraid to embrace aggressive tactics to defend his clients. He once called Allen’s adopted daughter a ‘pawn’ being used by her mother, Mia Farrow, to smear his client with allegations of sexual abuse. New York Attorney General Tish James also announced on Monday that she is moving ahead with her independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the governor” – Business Insider.