Supreme Court Overturns Corruption Convictions in New York Scandals.
TL;DR
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Joseph Percoco, and Buffalo developer, Louis Ciminelli, in separate cases related to corruption convictions. The court sided with Percoco, who argued that a federal anti-bribery statute should not have been used to convict him, and with Ciminelli, who was convicted for taking part in rigging the bid process and property fraud. The decisions continue a trend of narrowing the government's ability to prosecute defendants under certain public corruption statutes.
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- Supreme Court tosses convictions of Percoco, Ciminelli in Buffalo Billion case WKBW TV | Buffalo, NY
- Supreme Court Throws Out Fraud Convictions in Albany Scandals The New York Times
- U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide's bribery conviction Yahoo News
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