In early 2007, when he was New York State attorney general, Andrew Cuomo brought on longtime confidante Howard Glaser as a consultant on mortgage industry investigations, a move that wasn't disclosed until now. At the same time, Glaser was working as a consultant for a host of players in the industry itself.

Glaser's relationship with Cuomo stretches back decades and extends to the present. Here's a timeline of some key points in the relationship between the two.

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