The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of Joseph Percoco, an aide to former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D), once again expressing skepticism of the ways federal prosecutors combat public corruption and influence peddling.
could be convicted of depriving the public of his “honest services” given that
Percoco made calls to state officials on the company’s behalf just before returning to government employment. In a separate case, the court was also unanimous in overturning the fraud conviction of business executive Louis Ciminelli and others who relied on inside information to win a $750 million development contract as part of Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion revitalization project.by Justice Clarence Thomas, the justices rejected the prosecution of the case under a theory approved by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
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