Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a lawsuit Tuesday in which he challenged New York’s defunct ethics agency’s attempt to seize his profits from a $5.1 million book deal about the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics determined last year that Cuomo improperly used state staff and resources while writing his 2020 memoir on the pandemic, “American Crisis.” It ordered him to surrender his compensation to the state.
But Cuomo’s legal team refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of the JCOPE ruling, and Albany County Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman issued a decision that sided with him on Tuesday afternoon.
Hartman determined that JCOPE’s actions against the ex-governor would “violate due process” by not following the proper procedures for bringing an action and overstepping its authority.
“JCOPE was seeking to impose sanctions for Cuomo’s alleged non-compliance with JCOPE’s outside activities rules,” she wrote. But state law says it can “impose sanctions only for violation of the statute, not for violations of JCOPE’s rules.”
Cuomo’s team quickly praised the decision.
“JCOPE’s utter lawlessness in its treatment of Governor Cuomo has been exposed and the rule of law prevailed,” attorney Rita Glavin said in a statement. “JCOPE’s conduct was shameful, unlawful, and a waste of taxpayer’s funds.”
The Democratic governor resigned a year ago amid sexual harassment allegations, and the book was widely criticized for its large payout to Cuomo and months later when a state report found his administration undercounted Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50 percent.
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Fake virus.
Atleast he is no longer in office and the stupido ended the famly dynasty. There still a long way to go before the swamp is drained. Trump managed to end the Bush, Clinton and the Cheney dynasties.
HUGE Loss for Liz Cheney and the Hoax Hucksters
Fake virus, all those people dropping dead in March - May 2020 just had colds.
Fake Governor of the people.
Fake virus.
He was setup and blackmailed.
It was all done so dirty he deserves to compensate himself.
Bill Clinton did far worse with his hands, zipper and cigars with people working for him.
I never liked Andy but holy shit look at the piece of shit liberal bleeding heart governor and crime wave you have now. ---all due to her push of a pen.
@Fake virus, all those people dropping dead in March - May 2020 just had colds.
The so called "vaccines" are very real and very deadly.
Go gaslight somewhere else.
Epic fail.
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Enjoy boys and girls.
Pay special attention to Queens.
Banana Republic of Queens that is.
Well, at least he’s gone, and we now have a great governor!
The Great Sfaccim gets to keep his millions !
The new "ethics agency" that will replace JCOPE can still go after rat faced Andy. This decision is meaningless. Cuomigula will spend the next 20 years he has left in this earth railing about how "he wuz robbed"... When that campaign kitty runs out we at least won't have to hear him anymore. Pathetic.
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