(AP & WXXI News) - A New York jury quietly went about its deliberations in the bribery case against a former top aide of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday. But they left for the weekend without reaching a verdict yet.
The federal jury was in its first full day of deliberations Friday after hearing over a month of evidence against Joseph Percoco and three businessmen.
Prosecutors say Percoco solicited over $300,000 in bribes from the businessmen who needed help from the state. A defense lawyer says the 48-year-old Percoco never took a bribe.
The jury deliberated over four hours Thursday, the first day of deliberations, without reaching a verdict. It sent out a single note, asking for a definition about the law.
Percoco has been close to the Cuomo family for decades. He was the Democrat's re-election campaign manager in 2014.
Cuomo is not accused of wrongdoing.
The jury will resume deliberations on Monday.