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Cuomo May Get To Keep Millions In Book Profits Pending Further Probe, NY AG Says Cuomo May Get To Keep Millions In Book Profits Pending Further Probe, NY AG Says
Cuomo May Get To Keep Millions In Book Profits Pending Further Probe, NY AG Says Not so fast. 
The New York Attorney General’s Office is hitting the brakes on the state's ethics board after it sought to seize more than $5 million in profits from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book about leadership during the pandemic. Original story - Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From COVID-19 Leadership Book The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) previously voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo was given 30 days to turn over the cash, which he vowed to fight in court. …

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Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From COVID-19 Leadership Book Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From COVID-19 Leadership Book
Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From Covid-19 Leadership Book Embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going down swinging after an ethics commission ordered him to pay back proceeds that he made writing his book about COVID-19 leadership during the pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo has come under fire for “American Crisis,” first for penning it during the peak of the pandemic when the state was struggling, and later when it was determined by the New York Assembly that he misused…

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Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe
Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could face a new criminal probe as inquiries into the embattled former lawmaker continue following his ousting from office. New York’s ethics oversight commission passed a motion requesting Attorney General Letitia James’ office to investigate whether or not Cuomo was illegally leaked information in 2019. Related story - COVID-19: Hochul Reveals Thousands More Deaths Than Cuomo Reported According to reports, the investigation would center on whether the state inspector general’s office failed to find out the identity of an alleged leak that fed infor…

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