Behind the scenes of Andrew Cuomo’s campaign to become New York City’s next mayor, the former governor is fighting an expensive legal battle to clear his name. New Yorkers are on the hook to pay for almost all of it.In courtrooms across New York, Cuomo has been involved in more than a dozen lawsuits over allegations he sexually harassed former state employees, made an improper book deal and mishandled Covid-19 in nursing homes.The taxpayer-funded costs associated with his multifront legal defense and offense — he’s sued five state agencies or entities — have surpassed $61 million and involve at least 16 law firms, according to state comptroller records obtained by Bloomberg. Eight of the lawsuits are ongoing.New York law allows current or former state employees sued for conduct related to their government work to have defense costs paid by the state. Cuomo, a Democrat, was sued in federal court by three state employees accusing him of sexual harassment during his time in office, as well as by families of deceased nursing home residents who allege the former governor’s handling of the pandemic resulted in their deaths. Taxpayers are also paying for the defense of the government bodies he’s suing.“I’m not sure there’s ever been a case exactly like his when it comes to size and the amount of money,” Manhattan state Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat, said of the legal tab. “It’s a breathtaking number.”Scrutiny of Cuomo’s time as governor has been renewed as the 67-year-old... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Sheila C. Bair, who ended a tumultuous five-year term as chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this month, has landed a book deal to give her inside account of the financial crisis. Continue reading at The New York Times
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A book deal that Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, signed only six months ago has fallen through, according the Guardian. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Amanda Hocking, the darling of the self-publishing world who has sold more than 900,000 copies of nine books in the last year, has been shopping a four-book series to major publishers. Continue reading at The New York Times
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