What key players will do following Cuomo aide's conviction. Percoco gives governor black eye, but he can still see his way to re-election.

Crain's New York Business reports:

It takes more than a few convictions to upend Albany, but some movement toward reform now seems inevitable.

That is the consensus among longtime observers of New York politics on the heels of the conviction Tuesday of Joseph Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s former campaign manager and dearest confidant. A grand jury found the imposing, threat-slinging Percoco guilty of soliciting bribes from several companies seeking business and aid from the state, along with some ancillary wire fraud charges. The jury did not convict him on the federal government’s accusations of extortion.

Percoco’s descent from one of the most feared men in New York to felon followed the successful prosecution of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex–Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on corruption charges, and the subsequent overturning of their convictions thanks to a controversial Supreme Court ruling. It also comes as Cuomo looks to secure a third term, bleeding points from his public-approval rating but facing weak and disorganized opposition.

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