on Monday questioned whether an ex-aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was lawfully convicted on a bribery charge as it considered narrowing the scope of a federal law aimed at curbing public corruption.Joseph Percoco
A majority of the nine justices seemed sympathetic to Percoco's arguments, appearing concerned that allowing non-government employers to be criminally charged would draw in other influential figures in the halls of power, such as lobbyists. Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch remarked that Washington is"full of such persons."
Prosecutors say that Percoco was only temporarily working for Cuomo’s campaign when he took the payment from developer Steven Aiello, who was seeking state funds for a construction project. Percoco worked as a senior aide to Cuomo from 2011 to 2016 except for eight months when he ran the campaign.
A similar conviction sent former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to federal prison for 7 years.
Let me translate this whole article for you. 'We are considering charging someone Cumo adjacent...basically for lobbying...progress! Right? We are good people right?' '...just don't pay attention to the DOJ investigation on trump over essentially absolutely nothing.' Me: 'No'
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