Supreme Court Overturns Corruption Conviction of Former Cuomo Aide

Supreme Court Overturns Corruption Conviction of Former Cuomo Aide
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (R) and Joseph Percoco, executive deputy secretary, stand at a news conference in Albany, N.Y., on April 26, 2013. Mike Groll, File/AP Photo
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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 overbroad.