Deadlocked Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Back After Snow Day Deadlocked Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Back After Snow Day
Deadlocked Jury Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Back After Snow Day A seemingly deadlocked and frustrated jury was back at it on Thursday, deliberating over the fate of northern Westchester resident and former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joseph Percoco after getting a day off due to the winter storm. Now in its seventh week, the jury is reporting growing increasingly frustrated, as they are unable to reach a consensus regarding Percoco, a South Salem resident who is on trial for allegedly accepting more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Develop…
Jury Deadlocked In Trial Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Jury Deadlocked In Trial Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide
Jury Deadlocked In Trial Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Following several days of deliberation, a jury remains deadlocked as the trial of Northern Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, continues. Last year, Percoco, a South Salem resident, was indicted on corruption charges that allege he accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state projects. The bribes, which also included $90,000 a year payments to Percoco's w…
Case Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Nears Mistrial Case Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Nears Mistrial
Case Of Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Nears Mistrial A judge has ordered a deadlocked jury to keep deliberating as the trial of Northern Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues in its seventh week. Last year, Percoco, who lives in South Salem, was indicted on corruption charges that allege he accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state projects. The bribes, which also included $90,000 a year payments …
These Area Post Offices Are Without Power After Nor'easter These Area Post Offices Are Without Power After Nor'easter
These Area Post Offices Are Without Power After Nor'easter More than two dozen Hudson Valley post offices remain without power following Friday’s Nor’easter that rocked the region with 60 mph wind gusts and a storm. The United States Postal Service issued an alert on Monday afternoon regarding recovery efforts at post offices in the region that remain without power as they await utility companies to restore facilities’ electric. The post offices without power include: Amawalk (10501); Briarcliff Manor (10510); Crompond (10517); Granite Springs (10527); Harrison (10528); Jefferson Valley (10535); Lake Peekskill (10537); Lincolndale (10540); Purdy…
Fundraiser Helps Launch Area Teenagers Into NASA Space Program Fundraiser Helps Launch Area Teenagers Into NASA Space Program
Fundraiser Helps Launch Area Teenagers Into NASA Space Program A group of teenage youths from Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties have been chosen by NASA scientists to test an experimental rocket, by sending it a mile high above Alabama in April. St. Monica Rocketry Club finished 12th in the Nation at the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) in May 2017. Because of that high finish, NASA invited the Club to participate in the NASA Student Launch. Youths from Mount Kisco, Katonah, South Salem, Bethel, Ridgefield and Patterson comprise the local team of middle school and high school students, which plans to send shrimp in its space "payloa…
Mystery Surrounds Legal Fees For Westchester Man, Ex-Cuomo Aide Mystery Surrounds Legal Fees For Westchester Man, Ex-Cuomo Aide
Mystery Surrounds Legal Fees For Westchester Man, Ex-Cuomo Aide Questions continue to be raised at the corruption trial of Westchester resident and former top Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, which has been ongoing in federal court for weeks. Following the arrest of lobbyist Todd Howe - the prosecution’s key witness - a rally outside the courthouse protesting the Orange County CPV power plant and salacious testimony from several witnesses, questions are now being asked of how South Salem resident Percoco is to pay for his legal team, which may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to The New York Times. Percoco, allegedly accepted more …
Actor, Activists Rally Outside Trial Of Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Actor, Activists Rally Outside Trial Of Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester
Actor, Activists Rally Outside Trial Of Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester A group of activists, including actor James Cromwell, rallied outside the courthouse where Westchester resident and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo top aide Joseph Percoco’s corruption trial continues. Last year, Percoco, a South Salem resident, was indicted on corruption charges that allege he accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state projects. Cromwell, a resident of Warwick in Orange County, as well as gu…
Star Witness Against Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Sent To Jail Star Witness Against Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Sent To Jail
Star Witness Against Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Sent To Jail The government’s star witness in the corruption trial of Westchester resident and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo top aide Joseph Percoco has been arrested after violating the terms of his plea deal with his testimony during cross-examination Howe, an infamous lobbyist with a felony on his record, has been testifying against South Salem resident Percoco, who allegedly accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state p…
Lawyer For Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Grills Star Witness Lawyer For Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Grills Star Witness
Lawyer For Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Grills Star Witness Defense attorneys for Joseph Percoco, a Westchester resident and former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, tore into the prosecution’s key witness during cross-examination on Wednesday. Last year, Percoco, a South Salem resident, was indicted on corruption charges that allege he accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state projects. The bribes from both, which also included $90,000 a year payments to …
Witness Makes 'Sopranos' Analogy In Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's Trial Witness Makes 'Sopranos' Analogy In Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's Trial
Witness Makes 'Sopranos' Analogy In Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's Trial Powerful testimony is being made at the trial of Northern Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Last year, Percoco, of South Salem, was indicted on corruption charges that allege he accepted more than $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a real estate developer that received several sizable state projects. The bribes from both, which also included $90,000 a year payments to Percoco's wife, were arranged by Todd Howe, another for…
Prosecutors: Developers Bribed Westchester's Percoco Through Shell Company Prosecutors: Developers Bribed Westchester's Percoco Through Shell Company
Prosecutors: Developers Bribed Westchester's Percoco Through Shell Company Joseph Percoco, the Northern Westchester resident and former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was paid by a "shell corporation," according to prosecutors in his bribery trial. Prosecutors claim that at “on at least three occasions, between 2011 and 2016, while employed as the Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, and on at least two occasions during his employment by the Cuomo Campaign, Percoco threatened at least four New York State employees who were considering leaving their current jobs or state service entirely, by claiming that Percoco would use his extensive inf…
Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's $300K Bribery Trial Starts Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's $300K Bribery Trial Starts
Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester's $300K Bribery Trial Starts The trial of Northern Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who is facing federal corruption charges that claim he allegedly threatened state employees began Monday with jury selection. Prosecutors claim that at “on at least three occasions, between 2011 and 2016, while employed as the Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, and on at least two occasions during his employment by the Cuomo Campaign, Percoco threatened at least four New York State employees who were considering leaving their current jobs or state service entirely, by claiming …