A New York ethics board ordered former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return the proceeds he received for a book about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted 12 to 1 Tuesday on a resolution that mandates Cuomo, a Democrat, to hand over the profits he made from the book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” to New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office. The move comes about a month after the same commission voted 12 to 1 to revoke its approval of Cuomo’s book deal. The panel determined that the former governor violated the terms of the agreement because New York state property was used to write, edit, and publish the book. Local media reports have said that Cuomo’s book deal was worth more than $5 million. Following Tuesday’s vote, Cuomo attorney Jim McGuire said the Joint Commission on Public Ethics vote was “unconstitutional” …