Justices Throw Out Ex-Cuomo Aide’s Corruption Conviction

“The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal anticorruption law by ruling in favor of an ex-aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was convicted of taking a bribe from a real estate developer,” the NBC News reports.

“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.”

“The court ruled that his conduct was not covered by the federal law that requires that ‘honest services’ be provided to the public. Percoco was not working for the government at the time, so he had no duty to provide honest services.”