Category: honest-services fraud

Supreme Court Overturns Corruption Conviction of Former Cuomo Aide

May 11, 2023
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The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the public corruption conviction of Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a May 11 ruling. The new decision, a defeat for the Biden administration, is a blow to prosecutors and the federal honest-services fraud statute, which some lawyers and civil libertarians say is vague and…

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Supreme Court Hears Cuomo Ex-Aide’s Bribery Appeal in Pay-to-Play Scheme

November 28, 2022
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The Supreme Court seemed receptive on Nov. 28 to arguments that federal prosecutors had gone too far in public corruption cases involving Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and a man in a related Cuomo-era fraud case. The case is important because the high court could decide to curb prosecutorial powers…

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Former Hawaii Senate Majority Leader Sentenced to 3 Years, 4 Months in Corruption Case

July 7, 2022
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Former Hawaii Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English (D) was given a 40-month prison term and a $100,000 fine by a federal judge on July 5 after pleading guilty to honest-services wire fraud five months ago. English admitted he took bribes from a business owner in exchange for promoting wastewater legislation that would help a…

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cuomo Aide’s Bribery Appeal in Pay-to-Play Scheme

July 4, 2022
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The Supreme Court agreed to review the corruption convictions of Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a case that may call into question the legality of honest-services fraud prosecutions. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the high court decided June 30 to hear Percoco v. United…

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