The indictment covers a stretch of time beginning in 2019, when Benjamin was a state senator representing Harlem, before he was tapped to serve as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top deputy.

Brian Benjamin had been accused of funneling state money to a real estate developer in exchange for campaign contributions. A key witness in the case has died. By Nicholas Fandos The former ...

Former New York Lieutenant Gov. Brian Benjamin leaves a hearing in federal court on April 18, 2022, in New York. A judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against Benjamin, ...

Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin is back on track to face trial on corruption charges after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected his request to overturn an appeals court ruling that reinstated the ...

Former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin leaves a hearing in federal court in New York, April 18, 2022. Credit: AP/Kevin Hagen. By The Associated PressUpdated January 17, 2025.

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to review federal bribery charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, a Democrat who resigned two years ago after ...

Federal prosecutors last week dropped the bribery case against Brian Benjamin, who once rose as high as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s No. 2, the New York Times reported.

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Charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin 00:30. NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian ...

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to review federal bribery charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, a Democrat who resigned two years ago after ...