Disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo collects $565,000 of tax-funded legal fee reimbursement

By Luke Gentile

Published January 17, 2024 11:21am ET

Disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo collects $565,000 of tax-funded legal fee reimbursement — FILE - Then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation, Aug. 10, 2021, in New York. When New York's Adult Survivors Act expired on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, more than 3,700 legal claims had been filed, with many of the last few coming against big-name celebrities and a handful of politicians, such as Cuomo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo collected roughly $565,000 worth of tax-funded legal fee reimbursement from the Empire State.

The $564,918 was made out to Cuomo’s campaign, the byproduct of a state law that mandates the coverage of legal costs for state-elected officials who failed to be convicted of a crime, according to a report.

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