{"id":200299,"date":"2021-05-17T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/05\/17\/5-million-nothing-to-see-here\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:42:00","slug":"5-million-nothing-to-see-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2021\/05\/17\/5-million-nothing-to-see-here\/","title":{"rendered":"$5 Million, Nothing to See Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s what “Ratfaced Andy” Coumo got as a $5 million book deal for self absorbed account of his “Heroic” fight against the Corona virus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Later, more recent, accounts of his behavior, including things like covering up nursing home deaths indicate that he got about 100000% more than it warranted.<\/p>\n

More patterns of corrupt behavior from His Excellency:<\/p>\n

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s publisher is scheduled to pay him more than $5 million for the book he authored last year on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to newly released tax returns and ethics documents.<\/p>\n

The documents released Monday ended a months-long mystery over the size of the Cuomo’s book deal with The Crown Publishing Group, which issued Cuomo’s best-selling book, American Crisis, in October as the state stared down a second wave of coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n

For nine months, Cuomo had repeatedly refused to reveal the details of his book deal<\/a>, noting it would be revealed on his taxes at a later date. That came Monday, when both his state-mandated disclosure form and his taxes were due and released.<\/p>\n

The form showed Cuomo’s book deal is set to pay him more than $5.1 million total. Cuomo’s tax return showed Crown paid him $3.12 million in 2020; He’s due another $2.05 million to $2.15 million, according to a separate financial disclosure form, which his office said will be paid out over the next two years. <\/p>\n

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The book deal has been referred to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation into whether Cuomo improperly used state resources for the project. <\/p>\n

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American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic was published in October at a time when Cuomo’s national profile had grown to new heights, in large part because of well-received, daily news conferences in the early days of the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n

The book has been at the center of controversy ever since because members of Cuomo’s government staff assisted in the project, though the governor insists they volunteered their time for the project.<\/p>\n

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In April, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli referred the book matter <\/a>to state Attorney General Letitia James, asking her to investigate whether state resources were used for personal purposes.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BTW, Cuomo this guy is corrupt as hell, even if he did not actually break the law.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n