USA v. Percoco et al
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February 13, 2018
Lobbyist Forced To Explain His Arrest To Graft Trial Jury
Todd Howe, the lobbyist-turned-cooperator testifying at the bribery trial of a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was quizzed Tuesday over his arrest last week on a bail violation, telling jurors it stemmed from what he called a misunderstanding about his testimony.
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February 12, 2018
Graft Trial Judge Mulls Description Of Cooperator's Arrest
The judge overseeing the federal bribery trial of a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo considered Monday what to tell the jury about the arrest of a key cooperating witness and indicated a reluctance to go along with a prosecution request that she describe the incident as a bail violation.
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February 09, 2018
NY Graft Trial Cooperator Arrested After Day On Stand
Todd Howe, the lobbyist-turned-cooperator who is testifying at the bribery trial of a former top aide to New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and three businessmen, was arrested on Thursday night for violating his bail, after a defense lawyer accused him in front of the jury of breaching his plea deal.
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February 08, 2018
Fired Lobbyist's 'Spiderweb Of Lies' Snarls NY Graft Trial
Todd Howe, an ex-lobbyist testifying against a former top aide to New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and three businessmen accused of bribery, endured a brutal afternoon Thursday as jurors saw so many fresh examples of his misconduct that the pace of trial ground to a near-halt and generated a warning from the judge.
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January 31, 2018
Witness Atty Slams Cuomo Aide's Bid To Bar Him From Trial
The attorney for a key prosecution witness in the corruption trial of a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lambasted a request from the former aide's lawyer to have him barred from attending the trial, telling a New York federal judge that the request is "extraordinary and unwarranted."
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January 29, 2018
Jury Sees Angry Emails In Cuomo Aide's Graft Trial
A Syracuse real estate lawyer — one of three businessmen accused of bribing a top aide to New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo for help with state contracts — named an economic development official in a profane email exchange that prosecutors showed a Manhattan jury Monday in hopes of demonstrating corrupt intent.
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January 24, 2018
Cuomo Atty Tells Jury Accused Ex-Aide Was NY Power Broker
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's counsel told a Manhattan jury Wednesday that Joe Percoco, the governor's onetime "right-hand man" on trial for graft along with three businessmen, had unfettered access to the governor and power over policy, hiring and strategy for years prior to an indictment charging bribery and extortion.
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January 23, 2018
Cuomo Aide's 'Old Fashioned' Corruption Trial Opens
The federal trial of a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and three businessmen accused of bribing him started Tuesday with prosecutors calling it a case of "old fashioned" corruption and defense attorneys taking shots at another ex-Cuomo staffer and cooperator.
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January 01, 2018
White Collar Cases To Watch In 2018
The coming year will see a slew of corruption trials in New York, continued criminal cases against college coaches and apparel company representatives, and the U.S. Department of Justice's continued pursuit of big cases overseas.
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January 01, 2018
Trials To Watch In 2018
Trial mavens will have plenty of drama to catch in 2018, from heavyweight technology disputes between Apple and Samsung and Waymo and Uber to the federal government’s unique False Claims Act suit seeking to recoup millions of dollars in sponsorship money from disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong.