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The New York state attorney general has received a referral to open an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo
A spokesperson at New York State Attorney General Letitia James s office confirmed to The Hill that she has received the referral but would not comment further, citing an ongoing investigation.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in a letter to James dated April 13, pointed to allegations that “public resources may have been used in the development and promotion” of Cuomo’s book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
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In the letter, which was obtained by The Hill, DiNapoli asked for James to “investigate the alleged commission of any indictable offense or offenses in violation of the law which relate to the use of property, services or resources of the state for personal purposes, private business purposes or other compensated non-governmental purposes by the Executive Chamber.”
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