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USA v. Percoco et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. July 09, 2018

    SUNY Leader 'Precooked' Construction RFPs, Jury Hears

    A politically connected former SUNY president tasked with helping revitalize Buffalo and Syracuse with $600 million worth of tech-hub construction projects became the "chef" of a stew of corruption when he tailored solicitations to fit only his pet construction companies, Manhattan federal prosecutors told a jury Monday on the first day of closing arguments in the trial.

  6. July 02, 2018

    $600M Bid-Rig Trial Lurches Back To Life After Venue Snag

    Federal prosecutors reopened their bid-rigging case Monday against former State University of New York President Alain Kaloyeros and three others accused of fixing $600 million worth of "Buffalo Billion" construction jobs in a highly unusual effort to show a jury that the charges belong in Manhattan federal court.

  7. June 28, 2018

    Mistake Leaves $600M Bid-Rigging Trial At Risk Of Collapse

    The Manhattan U.S. attorney's case against former State University of New York President Alain Kaloyeros and three other men accused of rigging $600 million of "Buffalo Billion" construction bids was in jeopardy Thursday after a federal judge said the government rested without proving a basic element of wire fraud.

  8. June 27, 2018

    'Buffalo Billion' Jury Sees Ex-SUNY Boss' Deleted Emails

    Prosecutors seeking to convict former State University of New York President Alain Kaloyeros of rigging "Buffalo Billion" project bids worth $600 million showed a Manhattan jury evidence Wednesday indicating Kaloyeros deleted emails that discussed the contracting process, and a related investigation, with a convicted former lobbyist.

  9. June 25, 2018

    No Sign Ex-SUNY Prez Knew Of Lobbyist Tips, Witness Admits

    A cooperating witness in the federal corruption case against former State University of New York President Alain Kaloyeros admitted in a Manhattan courtroom Monday that Kaloyeros may not have known that a lobbyist was providing his company with an inside track on real estate and construction opportunities linked to the "Buffalo Billion" economic stimulus program.

  10. June 21, 2018

    'Buffalo Billion' Jury Told $500M Solar Plant Bid Was Fixed

    A once-powerful lobbyist back-channeled with former State University of New York President Alain Kaloyeros in 2013 to tailor a rigged proposal that let construction firm LPCiminelli win a $500 million Buffalo solar factory job, a cooperating witness told federal jurors hearing fraud charges against Kaloyeros and three other men Thursday.