Cuomo Faces Inquiry Over Use of State Resources for Pandemic Book

The New York State attorney general has opened an investigation into whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo acted improperly while writing his book about the pandemic.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State attorney general has opened an investigation into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s use of state resources in relation to his recent book, a chronicle of the state’s battle against coronavirus for which the governor received a seven-figure advance. The word of the investigation came days after the attorney general, Letitia James, received a referral on the matter from the state comptroller. A spokeswoman for Ms. James confirmed on Monday that the office had received the referral, but declined additional comment on what she called “an ongoing investigation.” The investigation follows a March 31 report in The New York Times and subsequent reporting in other publications that detailed how junior staff members and senior aides worked on “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic.”