The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his controversial decision to place COVID-19 patients in nursing homes during the pandemic.

The inquiry follows a House GOP referral that alleges Cuomo lied when testifying before Congress about his handling of the COVID pandemic.

With just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finds himself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice