USA v. Percoco et al

  1. January 01, 2020

    White Collar Cases To Watch In 2020

    In 2020, defense attorneys will have their eye on a number of cases and trends, including the potentially game-changing U.S. Supreme Court review of convictions stemming from the Bridgegate scandal, a racketeering case against traders at JPMorgan Chase and a continued focus on sanctions enforcement.

  2. April 15, 2019

    Ex-Cuomo Aide Must Forfeit $320K From Bid-Rigging Scheme

    A former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ordered Monday to forfeit the $320,000 he received in bribes in a scheme to rig bids for hundreds of millions of dollars in state development contracts.

  3. March 15, 2019

    Ex-Exec Ducks Jail For Rigging Bids, Scores Law Firm Gig

    A Manhattan federal judge spared former LP Ciminelli construction executive Kevin Schuler from prison Friday for rigging "Buffalo Billion" project bids after the 47-year-old cooperator's lawyer said he was so impressed with his client that he hired him.

  4. December 11, 2018

    Ex-SUNY Prez Gets 3.5 Years For 'Buffalo Billion' Bid-Rigging

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni hit former State University of New York Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros with three and a half years in prison Tuesday for rigging bids, but allowed the nuclear scientist credited with a revitalization of the upstate school to stay free while he appeals.

  5. December 07, 2018

    NY Builder Gets 3 Years For Bribery, 'Buffalo Billion' Fraud

    The former president of COR Development Co. was sentenced to three years in prison Friday, following his conviction for bribing a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his role in a scheme to rig bids for hundreds of millions of dollars in state development contracts.

  6. December 03, 2018

    Builder Gets 28 Months On 'Buffalo Billion' Fraud Convictions

    Construction executive Louis Ciminelli was sentenced to two years and four months in prison by a Manhattan federal judge Monday for bid-rigging related to a key project in the "Buffalo Billion" initiative, with the judge saying his crime was offset by charitable giving and a cancer diagnosis.

  7. October 12, 2018

    Percoco Seeks To Remain Bailed During 2nd Circ. Appeal

    Joseph Percoco, the former top aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was sentenced last month to six years in prison for bribery, has asked a Manhattan federal judge to let him stay out on bail while he appeals his conviction, arguing he will "likely" prevail.

  8. September 20, 2018

    Cuomo's Former Right-Hand Man Gets 6 Years For Bribery

    A Manhattan federal judge hit Joe Percoco, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, with a six-year prison term Thursday for taking bribes in exchange for helping allies in the energy and real estate sectors with state projects, telling the defendant his actions were "corrosive" to the workings of government.

  9. July 19, 2018

    Ex-Cuomo Aide Seeks Short Prison Stint For Corruption

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former "right-hand man" on Thursday pushed back against Manhattan federal prosecutors' bid to lock him up for five years or more following his conviction on bribery charges, instead asking for no more than a two-year stretch.

  10. July 12, 2018

    Ex-SUNY Prez Guilty Of 'Buffalo Billion' Bid-Rigging

    A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday convicted former State University of New York Polytechnic Institute President Alain Kaloyeros and three real estate and construction businessmen on charges of rigging upwards of $600 million in development projects in Buffalo and Syracuse.