Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed material related to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2020 memoir and are interested in its coverage of nursing homes as part of a widening probe into Covid-19 deaths in New York nursing homes, people familiar with the matter said
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed material related to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’sas part of their probe into Covid-19 deaths in the state’s nursing homes, people familiar with the matter said.
Prosecutors working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn asked for communications related to Mr. Cuomo’s October 2020 book, “American Crisis,” including contracts and materials used to pitch the book to publishers, the people said. They said the subpoenas indicated prosecutors are interested in nursing-home issues in the book, which more broadly recounted the governor’s response to the pandemic.
The demands were included in subpoenas sent last month to individuals who were involved in editing early versions of the book, the people said, including state officials. The subpoenas show the criminal probe is continuing to widen beyond its initial request for data on when and where nursing-home residents died during the pandemic. Republican and some Democratic lawmakers have said the governor undercounted the number of Covid-19 deaths attributed to nursing homes as he sought to deflect criticism of his handling of the pandemic’s spread in long-term-care facilities.
Prosecutors could be interested in book-related materials because they captured a real-time snapshot of Mr. Cuomo’s work around nursing homes during the pandemic, said Michael Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WSJ News Exclusive | SoundPoint to Buy CVC Lending UnitAsset manager SoundPoint agreed to buy the U.S. direct lending arm of CVC, according to a person familiar with the matter, extending a spate of consolidation in direct lending
Read more »
WSJ News Exclusive | New Jersey Veterans Managers Received Covid-19-Related Bonuses Despite Being IneligibleEight senior managers at New Jersey veterans nursing homes received Covid-related bonuses despite being ineligible, according to records obtained by the WSJ
Read more »
The Unintended Consequences of China's One-Child Policy - The Journal. - WSJ PodcastsIn 1980, China implemented its one-child policy to curb a swiftly growing population. After raising the cap to two in 2015, last week it was increased to three. WSJ's Jonathan Cheng on the purpose of the original policy and why the government is trying to reverse it now.\n
Read more »
WSJ News Exclusive | New Jersey Veterans Managers Received Covid-19-Related Bonuses Despite Being IneligibleEight senior managers at New Jersey veterans nursing homes received Covid-related bonuses despite being ineligible, according to records obtained by the WSJ
Read more »
WSJ News Exclusive | SoundPoint to Buy CVC Lending UnitAsset manager SoundPoint agreed to buy the U.S. direct lending arm of CVC, according to a person familiar with the matter, extending a spate of consolidation in direct lending
Read more »
Cuomo Announces N.Y. Will Drop ‘Virtually All’ Covid Restrictions When Vaccination Rate Hits 70% (It’s At 68.6% Now)Cuomo estimated it will take eight days to hit that goal.
Read more »