Cuomo nominated as CREW ‘Scoundrel of the Month’

A Washington, D.C.-based government accountability group has nominated Gov. Andrew Cuomo as its May “Scoundrel of the Month” for a alleged lack of transparency in official communications from his staff.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a nonpartisan nonprofit, previously called for state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to investigate Cuomo”™s office after press reports said the governor”™s top aides were using private email accounts and untraceable text messages to conduct official business.

Visitors to the nonprofit”™s website can vote to choose May”™s Scoundrel of the Month, with Cuomo facing off against five other candidates including Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and New York”™s Rep. Michael Grimm, who was indicted last month on corruption charges.

The nonprofit, called CREW for short, releases an annual “Most Corrupt” list of federal politicians and previously ranked Cuomo on a list of “Worst Governors.”

Cuomo is seeking re-election this year and is facing a challenge from Rob Astorino, Westchester’s county executive.