Posted on 08/16/2022 3:26:46 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo can keep his pandemic memoir money — at least for now.
An Albany County court ruled Tuesday that a now-defunct state ethics watchdog overstepped its authority when it ordered Cuomo to surrender the $5.1 million he received from a controversial book deal inked while still in office.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which was wound up at the end of June, had argued that Cuomo – who resigned amid multiple scandals last year – improperly used staff and other state resources while writing “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” in 2020.
But the court ruled that JCOPE unfairly pursued its case against Cuomo, who has denied wrongdoing.
“JCOPE issued the approval for the outside activity, then unilaterally determined wrongdoing, then withdrew the approval, and finally imposed the disgorgement penalty – all without the opportunity for a due process hearing,” reads the ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Denise Hartman.
However, the newly-established Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, which officially replaced JCOPE last month, could still pursue the former governor, who has denied wrongdoing.
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Evil always wins.
A New York City Judge...I’m stunned!!
Not always or Deep State wouldn’t have to steal elections.
If they did in fact approve the use of staff beforehand, then it sounds like the correct decision was made.
Post here at the time said the new book deal was only a money laundering way to pay off Cuomo.
Otherwise how could a promoted book have barely anyone buying copies online or stores? Except maybe bulk purchase by Soros front companies.
Well he can loan some of it to Freddo. It’s the least he can do for the dumb SOB.
All Andrew Cuomo’s staffers would probably be salaried for state business.
If Cuomo used them for his private efforts, Cuomo should have privately paid them the New York State minimum wage.
Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Evil has been stealing elections for years with impunity, and winning by stealing. Because no one on the Republican side has cared enough to do anything about it, even when they've had control of the majority in both Houses of Congress, has made it even easier for evil Democrats to steal elections. Who is going to stop them. They don't even try to hide it anymore.
Agree, he should have, but they gave him permission not to. That was the wrong decision, for sure, but they have to live with it.
Blood money.
That means he has money to payout on lawsuits.
All the families of the victims should file
In a sane world, this evil SOB would have already been tried, sentenced and executed for what he deliberately did to those poor old innocent nursing home residents.
The POS needs to enjoy it while he can, because hell’s coming for an eternity, and it’s stoked up hot.
Book deals are the dim way of laundering money.
Murder over 15,000 people and cripple unknown others and he makes millions doing so.
Where are the families of the nursing home victims murdered by this man
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