Cuomo to Get $5 Million Payment From Pandemic Leadership Book
- Book contract calls for $3.1 million paid in last taxable year
- Governor has been accused of using state resources for book
Andrew Cuomo
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will get more than $5 million from a book he wrote during the pandemic that has attracted scrutiny for allegations he misused state resources, according to 2020 tax returns released Monday.
The lucrative contract boosted Cuomo’s net income more than fivefold to $1.5 million in 2020, from just over $280,000 in 2019, according to tax documents made available for reporters to view on Monday at the Capitol in Albany. The disclosure underscores the high financial stakes for Cuomo, 63, who has been accused of using staff and other resources to write, edit and market his book as New York was fighting back from being the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic.