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Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Will Get State Pension After Conviction Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Will Get State Pension After Conviction
Ex-Cuomo Aide From Westchester Will Get State Pension After Conviction Despite being convicted of felony corruption charges, Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is eligible to collect thousands of dollars annually in pension, according to a syracuse.com report. Percoco, a South Salem resident, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities earlier this year and acquitted of two extortion charges related to his acceptance of $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the po…

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