Supreme Court Throws Out Fraud Convictions in Albany Scandals In a pair of unanimous rulings, the court sided with Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Louis Ciminelli, a contractor in Buffalo.
What a New Supreme Court Review May Mean for Albany’s Culture of Graft Joseph Percoco and Alain Kaloyeros, former aides to Andrew Cuomo, could benefit if the court is more skeptical of what constitutes a bribe.