Friday, January 19, 2018

From Half Million to $0, CNY Developers Accused of Bribery Drop Out of Political Giving




Syracuse, N.Y. - They were once the biggest political donors in Central New York, but the principals in Cor Development have completely dropped out of the campaign finance world since they were brought up on federal corruption charges in 2016.

Fayetteville developers Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi are scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan next week on charges of bribing a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, then lying about it. They deny the charges.

Before their fall from grace, Cor entities, Aiello, Gerardi and other family members and associates in the company were the biggest CNY donors to state and local politicians.

Over a decade, they gave nearly $500,000 to Cuomo, state legislators, former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick and other elected officials. They had also contributed to U.S. Rep. John Katko's campaign.

Their 2017 contributions totaled $0, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with the New York State Board of Elections.

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Source: syracuse.com (via Empire Report New York) 

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