Supreme Court Overturns Multiple Corruption Convictions in New York

The US Supreme Court has thrown out the corruption convictions of Joseph Percoco, an ex-aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Louis Ciminelli, a Buffalo real estate developer. The court ruled that Percoco's conduct was not covered by the federal law that requires that "honest services" be provided to the public. In a separate ruling, the court threw out Ciminelli's wire fraud conviction. The rulings make it harder for federal prosecutors to bring corruption cases.