Percoco may be the
only former member of the Gov. Andrew Cuomo administration who is facing
federal corruption charges because of his relationship with Howe, a former stalwart Albany lobbyist and Cuomo fundraiser who has pleaded guilty to eight felonies as part of the
case, but he wasn't the
only one who had a close and previously undisclosed relationship with him, according to Howe's testimony Monday.
But McDonnell was actually
only the latest in a series of Supreme Court
cases over the last two decades that have dramatically narrowed
federal corruption laws.
Since then, however, the parade of pols slapped with
corruption charges has
only continued, including yet another member of the Senate Democratic conference, Carl Kruger, (Cuomo called his
case «unfortunate»); former Westchester Sen. Nick Spano (who pleaded guilty to
federal tax evasion charges); and, of course, Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., whose
case (his second time fighting charges) is ongoing.