Lt. Gov. Benjamin Arrested in Campaign Finance Scheme - The New York Times

Brian A. Benjamin, New York’s No. 2 official to Gov. Kathy Hochul, was charged with bribery, fraud and falsification of records while a state senator.

Mr. Benjamin said recently that he had been cooperating with investigators, who had issued subpoenas in recent weeks to the State Senate in Albany and people who had advised his comptroller campaign.… [+2299 chars]

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