Exclusive: Cuomo intervened in BNP deal to get $1 billion more for NY state fund
July 30, 2014 at 21:34 PM EDT
(Reuters) - Only days before U.S. authorities reached a landmark $8.97 billion settlement with BNP Paribas over the bank’s dealings with countries subject to U.S. sanctions, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo intervened to ensure the state government got a much bigger share of the proceeds, according to three people familiar with the situation.