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Corruption Conviction Sparks Call for Power Plant’s Permits

The Orange County Industrial Development Agency will audit all CPV tax incentive and PILOT agreements with the agency to ensure full compliance.

By John Jordan | Updated on March 15, 2018
CPV Valley Energy Center The CPV Valley Energy Center is a 680-megawatt natural gas power plant in Orange County, NY.

NEW YORK—The fallout from the corruption conviction of former Gov. Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco on Tuesday is being felt in Albany and in Orange County, where some local politicians are calling for the revocation of permits of a mostly completed power plant linked to the case.

Percoco, a former executive deputy secretary to Gov. Cuomo, was found guilty on Tuesday of soliciting and accepting more than $315,000 in bribes in return for assisting Competitive Power Ventures Inc. of Silver Spring, MD and Syracuse, New York-based real estate developer COR Development in business dealings with New York State. Percoco, 47 of South Salem, NY, was convicted of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and solicitation of bribes and gratuities.

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