BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said that in its next session, it will hear two cases that involve the Buffalo Billion.
Those cases involve local developer Lou Ciminelli, who was convicted of bid rigging in the project that eventually became the South Buffalo Tesla plant, and former Andrew Cuomo aide Joe Percoco, who was convicted of taking bribes from companies trying to get Buffalo Billion bids.
At issue in those cases is whether private citizens can be convicted of so-called "honest services" bribery charges.
Louis P. Ciminelli started his 28-month sentence in April at a facility in Tucson, Arizona, according to the federal bureau of prisons.
Percoco was a longtime friend and top aide to Cuomo, a Democrat who recently resigned as governor amid sexual harassment allegations. The appeals court also upheld the conviction of a real estate executive connected to the scheme.