Tabone — who was tried with Smith for plotting to rig the 2013 mayoral election by getting Smith on the ticket — claims he didn't have a «fiduciary duty» to his party that would've barred him from accepting bribes from Smith. (michaelbenjamin2012.com)
She noted that Cuomo Chief of Staff Linda Lacewell testified that Percoco, who is accused of accepting bribes from companies with business before the state, continued to come into his government office at times after leaving the state payroll to run Cuomo's campaign. (nydailynews.com)
In separate prosecutions by federal attorneys in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Wilmington Trust loan officers have been convicted and imprisoned for accepting bribes for making improper loans during the bank's last years. (philly.com)