Amid Cuomo book scandal, ethics agency beefs up review of outside income.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is changing its rules in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s book deal controversy.
SOURCE – NYPOST.COM
- The state’s ethics agency tightened its rule for scrutinizing the outside income deals of statewide elected officials after being criticized for mishandling Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial $4 million book contract.
- The Joint Commission on Public Ethics had delegated the authority to its staff to review and sign off on the terms of Cuomo’s memoir — “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-10 Pandemic.”