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

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (R) and Joseph Percoco, executive deputy secretary, stand at a press conference in Albany, N.Y., on April 26, 2013. Mike Groll, File/AP Photo

The Supreme Court agreed to review the corruption convictions of Joe Percoco, 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 on June 30 to hear Percoco v. United States, court file 21-1158. As is their custom, the justices didn’t provide reasons for their decision to accept the case.