Supreme Court throws out convictions in sweeping New York corruption probe [View all]
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court delivered a double blow to federal prosecutors Thursday by throwing out the corruption convictions in two cases, including one concerning an ex-aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was convicted of taking a bribe from a real estate developer.
The court in a 9-0 vote threw out Joseph Percoco's conviction for accepting the $35,000 payment when managing Cuomo’s re-election campaign in 2014. In doing so, the justices narrowed the scope of a federal anticorruption law.
The court ruled that Percoco’s conduct was not covered by the federal law that requires that “honest services” be provided to the public. He was not working for the government at the time, so he had no duty to provide honest services, the court said.
In a separate ruling in a related case, the court threw out a Buffalo real estate developer’s wire fraud conviction in another blow to federal prosecutors.
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May 11, 2023, 10:39 AM EDT / Updated May 11, 2023, 11:47 AM -04
By Lawrence Hurley
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-throws-ex-cuomo-aides-bribery-conviction-rcna68456
Court Opinions:
• 21-1159 Percoco v. United States
• 21-1170 Ciminelli v. United States
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