Ethics board says Cuomo must turn over $5 million from his pandemic book
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has been ordered to return the $5.1 million in proceeds from his book about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics on Tuesday directed Cuomo to turn over the money to the state attorney general's office within 30 days, The New York Times reports.
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The ethics panel previously rescinded the approval it gave to Cuomo over the book, according to The Associated Press, finding his special counsel made "material omissions and misrepresentations" about the book deal. According to The New York Times, Cuomo has already donated $500,000 in proceeds from the book to charity and placed $1 million in a trust for his daughters.
Cuomo's attorney in a statement slammed the board's move as "unconstitutional," alleging it was "driven by political interests rather than the facts and the law" and adding, "Should they seek to enforce this action, we'll see them in court."
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