New York’s ethics commission has more work to do if it wants to seize the millions of dollars former Gov. Andrew Cuomo earned writing a book about the COVID-19 pandemic, the state attorney general’s office said in a letter Thursday. Gen. Letitia James’ office said more steps had to be taken before it would get involved in trying to collect the money. Cuomo’s lawyer, Jim McGuire, who had called the commission’s attempt to seize the book profits illegal, said the letter was another sign that JCOPE was acting outside the law. Cuomo’s spokespeople have said any state employees who worked on the book did so on their personal time, not during work hours.

Source: CNN December 17, 2021 19:59 UTC