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 States, court file 21-1158. As is their custom, the justices did not provide reasons for their decision to accept the case.
Percoco was convicted in 2018 on two counts of conspiracy to commit honest-services fraud for taking in upwards of $300,000 from companies that hoped to gain influence with the Cuomo administration. He was sentenced to six years in prison but was released two years early in 2021….