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Exec Admits To Pay-For-Play Scheme With Former Cuomo Aide From Westchester Exec Admits To Pay-For-Play Scheme With Former Cuomo Aide From Westchester
Exec Admits To Pay-For-Play Scheme With Former Cuomo Aide From Westchester A former executive at a Hudson Valley-headquartered power plant pleaded guilty to bribery for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving a Northern Westchester resident and former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Former Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) executive Peter Kelly, 54, admitted in Manhattan Federal Court on Friday that to further his relationship with South Salem resident Joseph Percoco, he helped hire Percoco's wife to a $90,000, low-show job at CPV.  The guilty plea entered by Kelly, who is known as "Braith" and is a resident of Canterbury, Conn., was for defrauding CPV …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Sentencing For Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Delayed Sentencing For Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Delayed
Sentencing For Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Delayed Sentencing of a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo - and northern Westchester resident - who was convicted of three felonies earlier this year has been postponed more than a month. Joseph 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 and acquitted of two extortion charges in March related to his acceptance of $300,000 in bribes to benefit Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that sought to build the power plant in the Hudson Valley. He was cleared of …

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by Zak Failla
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On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race
On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro locked up the GOP nomination for governor this week when the Westchester County Republican Party threw its support behind him on Wednesday, according to multiple news reports. Westchester Republican Chairman Doug Colety said his committee will endorse Molinaro's race to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle in November.  Colety's endorsement pushed Molinaro over the 75 percent threshold of the weighted nominating vote, assuming Republican committee members vote with their county leaders at the party's convention in May. Senate Deputy Majority Leader…

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by Jon Craig
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Cuomo Negative Rating Soars, But He Still Leads Nixon, Molinaro Cuomo Negative Rating Soars, But He Still Leads Nixon, Molinaro
Cuomo Negative Rating Soars, But He Still Leads Nixon, Molinaro Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating fell to 49-44 percent this month, matching his lowest favorability rating, according to a new Siena College poll of New York state registered voters.  Among Democrats, Cuomo has a 62-32 percent favorability rating, compared to 33-23 percent for his Democratic Party primary challenger, Cynthia Nixon. Head-to-head, Cuomo leads Nixon among registered Democrats by 58-27 percent, down from 66-19 percent last month -- before Nixon declared her candidacy.  Cuomo maintains large leads over Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and state Sen. John…

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by Jon Craig
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Molinaro Gets Conservative Party Nod In Governor's Race Molinaro Gets Conservative Party Nod In Governor's Race
Molinaro Gets Conservative Party Nod In Governor's Race Top officials at the state Conservative Party announced Monday, April 16 that they are backing Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor. The move makes Molinaro the increasingly likely candidate to secure the Republican endorsement next month when the state GOP committee meets in New York City. “Marc Molinaro will make New York more affordable and end Andrew Cuomo’s culture of corruption – he has the record, the message and the integrity to get our state back on track,” said Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long. Molinaro is competing for the Republican candidacy against state …

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by Jon Craig
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Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members
Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members Click here for earlier story: Double Homicide Linked to Incest, Infant's Murder Memorial services have been announced for the father and adopted daughter from Dutchess County and the daughter's infant son who were killed on Thursday, April 12 in New Milford, Conn., and in North Carolina in a triple-murder suicide in a case linked to incest. Anthony Charles Fusco, 56, of Wingdale was a beloved community member in Dover. Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, 20, was the adopted daughter of Anthony Fusco and Kelly Anne Fusco. Bennett Kieron Pladl, who was 7 months old, was the son of Katie Pladl. Calling…

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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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by Zak Failla
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Molinaro Hits Back On Corruption After Cuomo Calls Him 'Trump Clone' Molinaro Hits Back On Corruption After Cuomo Calls Him 'Trump Clone'
Molinaro Hits Back On Corruption After Cuomo Calls Him 'Trump Clone' After Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle called Republican challenger Marc Molinaro "a Trump clone," according to media reports, Molinaro quickly struck back. The Dutchess county executive, in this interview, discussed how Cuomo is self-absorbed with presidential ambitions and embroiled in a corruption scandal. Molinaro has told reporters that he did not vote for Donald Trump for president, but wrote in the name of Chris Gibson, a former U.S. congressman from New York. Underlining his lack of affinity with Trump, Molinaro told The New York Times that he didn’t think “tweeting meaner…

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by Jon Craig
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Molinaro's All In: Dutchess County Exec Makes Run For Governor Official Molinaro's All In: Dutchess County Exec Makes Run For Governor Official
Molinaro's All In: Dutchess County Exec Makes Run For Governor Official Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro officially confirmed his run for New York Governor in his hometown on Monday, making the announcement at Tivoli Village Hall.          Prior Daily Voice coverage of Molinaro receiving Republican Party support for his candidacy can be found by clicking here.  More details about the 43-year-old Molinaro's announcement can be found on his Facebook page and campaign website at molinaroforny.com. The other announced Republican Party candidate is state Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse.  If the November election pitted incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo agai…

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by Jon Craig
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Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration
Potential GOP Foe Molinaro Calls For Investigation Of Cuomo Administration Hours after a former top aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was found guilty by a jury of three corruption charges, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro - considered the frontrunner to be the GOP challenger for the governor’s seat - is calling for an independent investigation of the Cuomo administration by the state attorney general. On Tuesday, Joseph Percoco, a resident of South Salem in Northern Westchester, former top aide and friend to Cuomo, was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of solicitation of bribes or gratuities. Perco…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Found Guilty On Three Felonies Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Found Guilty On Three Felonies
Westchester Resident, Ex-Cuomo Aide Found Guilty On Three Felonies After finding themselves deadlocked for more than a week, the jury deliberating over the fate of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo - and Northern Westchester resident - convicted him on three corruption charges. 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 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 power plant in the…

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by Zak Failla
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Molinaro Has Double The Backing Of Nearest GOP Rival In Governor's Race Molinaro Has Double The Backing Of Nearest GOP Rival In Governor's Race
Molinaro Has Double The Backing Of Nearest GOP Rival In Governor's Race Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough Republican Party support to win a gubernatorial slot on its ticket, and now has almost double the backing of his nearest rival in the contest for the GOP’s nomination, according to repots by Politico and others.  Molinaro won support from the leaders of several large county Republican organizations when he told party officials as reported here by Daily Voice last week. Over the last two days, Molinaro’s campaign has rolled out 16 endorsements from Republican county leaders, who collectively represent 35.5 percent of the weighted vot…

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by Jon Craig