New York state has reached a sexual harassment settlement with a former staffer of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo for nearly half a million dollars.

In 2021, Brittany Commisso came forward and accused Cuomo of sexually harassing her in the executive mansion in Albany back in 2020.

Cuomo, now a New York City mayoral candidate, went on to resign amid sexual harassment claims from multiple women and faced a potential impeachment by the state Legislature. He has maintained his innocence since.

"The State's settlement with Ms. Commisso, at nearly half a million dollars, is a complete vindication of her claims, just as the repeated findings made by the Attorney General, the State Assembly and the U.S. Department of Justice were. Those three independent investigations all found that Cuomo subjected Ms. Commisso to unwanted sexual harassment and groping when she worked for him as an assistant," lawyers representing Commissio said in a statement.

Cuomo's attorneys responded saying the settlement is not a vindication, but instead is an effort to avoid the truth.

"This nuisance settlement, which expressly does not include any admission of liability, is intended to end Ms. Commisso’s failed efforts to leverage a meritless lawsuit into a multimillion dollar payday while hiding the truth from the public," the former governor's lawyers said in a statement. "This agreement also settles Ms. Commisso’s retaliation claim against the Hochul administration and prohibits Ms. Commisso from working for the Hochul Executive Chamber through a possible second term."