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The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.

A prosecutor argued at the bribery trial of former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco that he proved his guilt by quoting from the mob drama «The Sopranos» with the now infamous use of the word «ziti» to indicate bribes.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

The Senate also confirmed one of Cuomo's two MTA Board nominees — Larry Schwartz, a former top aide to the governor who is now working in the private sector for an airport services company called OTG Management, to replace Republican Andrew Saul.

With his former top aide facing a federal probe for potential conflicts of interest for consulting work, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said twice now that he did not know what the former close associate of the Cuomo family was up to.

Governor Cuomo offered a brief explanation of his former top aide's involvement in a scandal now encompassing his administration, saying the actions of Joe Percoco were perfectly legitimate.

She was replaced by Dennis Walcott, a former Board of Education president and now top aide to the mayor on educational issues.

Hanging over state business are both the federal corruption trial of Governor Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, Joe Percoco, which is now in jury deliberations after closing arguments last week and this year's state - level elections, including the race for governor.

David Paterson from Eric Dinallo, a former top aide to Attorney General Eliot Spitzer who later became superintendent of insurance and is now in private practice.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

With his former top aide facing a federal probe for potential conflicts of interest for consulting work, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D - N.Y.) has said twice now that he did not know what the former close associate of the Cuomo family was up to.

His former top aides are now on trial for the incident, which was allegedly done out of political revenge after the mayor of Fort Lee declined to endorse Christie's re-election bid.

The report was never released and Christie's former top aides are now on trial for ordering the lane closures out of revenge over the mayor of Fort Lee not endorsing his re-election bid.

The governor also recalled some top aides of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, by naming Vincent Tese, the former economic development commissioner and current executive chairman of Bond Street Holdings; and Joseph Spinelli, the state's first inspector general and now managing director of Navigant.

A second source said Schwartz, who will be paid a yet - to - be-determined fee by the state, was actually hired to deflect public attention from the seriousness of Bharara's probe, which involves former top Cuomo aides Joseph Percoco, now executive vice president at Madison Square Garden, lobbyist and former Cuomo employee Todd Howe, and contractors connected to the $ 1 billion effort in Buffalo.

DeFrancisco's campaign is off to a fast start, with the lawmaker criticizing Cuomo's record on economic development and taxes while noting the ongoing corruption trial of Joe Percoco, a former top aide Cuomo has likened to a brother now accused of taking bribes.

For now, the Republican political strategy seems to be mostly hoping that Mr. Cuomo, riding high in polls, self - destructs: that the transit woes of New York City's subways worsen; that the upcoming corruption trial of one of his former top aides, Joseph Percoco, tarnishes his image; that the state budget falls out of whack; that Democrats challenge and wound him from the left in a primary; and that the third term curse proves an actual curse.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. Attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it has been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

The company had close ties with two men now at the center of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's investigation into the Cuomo administration's economic development efforts: lobbyist Todd Howe and former top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco.