Percoco v. United States [Peroco v. United States Et Al.] is a 2023 fraud and corruption court case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
| Percoco v. United States | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Full case name | Peroco v. United States Et Al. |
| Argued | November 28, 2022 – May 11, 2023 |
| Docket nos. | 21-1158 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Raymond Lohier Susan L. Carney Richard J. Sullivan Joseph F. Bianco Michael H. Park William J. Nardini Steven Menashi Eunice C. Lee Beth Robinson Myrna Pérez Alison Nathan |
| Chief judge | Debra Ann Livingston |
Background
editJoseph Percoco was appointed by Andrew Cuomo to be Executive Deputy Secretary of New York from 2011 to 2016. During an 8-month period in 2014, Percoco resigned from his position to manage Cuomo's reelection campaign. It was during this time that he accepted $35,000 to aid the COR Development Company with its dealing with the Empire State Development Corporation, allowing COR to ignore a labor peace agreement.[1]
The United States Department of Justice charged him with '10 counts of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud in relation to the labor-peace requirement'. Percoco argued that he could not commit honest-services wire fraud as he resigned from office and was a citizen. He was found guilty in March 2018,[2] but Percoco appealed to the Appeals for the Second Circuit.[1]
Appeal case
editThe case in the Second Circuit was argued from November 28, 2022, to May 11, 2023. Percoco again argued he could not commit honest-services wire fraud as he resigned from office and was a citizen. Both Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas wrote to the judges, advising them to find him guilty, but they unanimously found Percoco not guilty.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Percoco v. United States, vol. 598, 28 November 2022, p. 319, retrieved 2024-08-11
- ^ Wang, Vivian; Weiser, Benjamin (2018-03-13). "Joseph Percoco, Ex-Cuomo Aide, Found Guilty in Corruption Trial". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Liptak, Adam; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (2023-05-11). "Supreme Court Throws Out Fraud Convictions in Albany Scandals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Barnes, Robert (2023-05-22). "Supreme Court overturns public-corruption conviction of Cuomo aide". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-08-11.