Benjamin surrendered to federal authorities Tuesday morning.
Stephen Yang
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested Tuesday in connection to an alleged marketing campaign finance rip-off, based on a report.
Benjamin, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s No. 2, surrendered to federal authorities Tuesday morning to face a federal bribery conspiracy indictment over his alleged participation in a scheme to funnel fraudulent donations, the New York Occasions reported.
Benjamin was questioned earlier this yr by the feds amid a reported probe into whether or not he was concerned in an alleged plot to illegally funnel contributions to his failed marketing campaign for metropolis comptroller.
Benjamin admitted to The Put up that he was interviewed in reference to the conspiracy and wire fraud prices filed in November towards Harlem landlord and lawyer Gerald Migdol, who’s accused of constructing unlawful, “straw” donations to Benjamin’s marketing campaign.
In November, Migdol was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to funnel unlawful marketing campaign contributions to Benjamin’s unsuccessful 2021 bid.
Migdol made contributions by cash order in names that weren't his personal and reimbursed donors who gave cash to a comptroller candidate from 2019 to 2021, based on the indictment.
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