New York ethics commission revokes approval for Andrew Cuomo's 2020 book, setting up potential showdown over millions in proceeds

A New York State ethics panel voted Tuesday to rescind approval of former Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2020 memoir, potentially setting up a legal showdown over millions of dollars in proceeds from the book.

Members of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted 12-1 for a resolution stating that Cuomo's July 2020 application seeking approval for his book, American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic," "contained material omissions and misrepresentations."

Cuomo's office said in May 2021 that his earnings from the book, which was published by Penguin Random House subsidiary Crown Publishing, were expected to be about $5.1 million.