Government all profits and royalties from the book or movie rights. · matthew bissonnette has agreed to forfeit all of the proceeds he received from the book , no easy day, which court papers peg at $6. 64 million. · matt bissonnette , who wrote no easy day under the pseudonym mark owen, will give the u. s. Government millions of dollars in royalties from a book he wasnt supposed to publish. By his own admission, that was a huge mistake. Navy seal who wrote a book about the daring operation on osama bin laden ’s compound in pakistan has agreed to forfeit $6. 8 million in book royalties and speaking fees, the new york times reported on friday, citing federal court documents. A former navy seal team 6 member will have to give the u. s. · matt bissonnette , formerly of the navy’s prestigious seal team six, wrote a 2012 book about the raid that snuffed al-qaeda founder osama bin laden. · four years later, that fight has come to an end. The author of “”no easy day” has apologized and given up his share of the book ’s profits , estimated at more than $6 million. Bissonnette offered a formal apology for. The proceeds already total. · washington, dc — matt bissonnette , the former navy seal who penned a best-selling book about his participation in the raid that ultimately killed osama bin laden , has reached a. · a former u. s. · matt bissonnette , who wrote a book about the raid to kill osama bin laden , has to give all royalties to the government because the book wasnt vetted.