In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found Joseph Percoco’s conviction on a fraud charge should be thrown out.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of one of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest aides on Thursday morning, clearing the way to at least partially overturn his 2018 conviction on fraud and bribery charges.
In a statement, Percoco's attorney Yaakov Roth said the prosecution was an “abuse of the federal fraud statutes.” But Percoco argued COR’s money didn’t amount to a bribe since he was managing Cuomo’s re-election campaign at the time of the payment and wasn’t technically a government employee, despite maintaining a desk in the governor’s New York City office.
In a related ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court also cleared the way to vacate the conviction of Buffalo-area developer Louis Ciminelli, who was found guilty of participating in a scheme to rig the bid for lucrative contracts awarded under Cuomo’s signature “Buffalo Billion” economic development program., under which Ciminelli was convicted, was unconstitutional.
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