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A Canajoharie woman is facing charges following an animal cruelty investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Attorney Barry Berke told a Manhattan federal judge Monday that he expects to challenge charges including bribery, fraud and conspiracy.

The Manhattan U.S. attorney's bribery case charging New York's former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin with doling out state grant money in exchange for unlawful political contributions is "flimsy and unwarranted," his defense lawyers said Monday.

The arrest and subsequent resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin sent shockwaves across New York’s political landscape. The charges against Benjamin stem from an alleged misuse of his public office to financially benefit a big campaign contributor. Of course, Benjamin deserves to have his side heard, but his immediate resignation underscores the legal threat he faces and the indictment is fresh evidence that the state fails when it comes to ethics oversight.

Cuomo says benjamins case shows new york states entire system to try and prevent politicians from having conflicts of interest has failed. a consultant told us cuomo is speaking out now, the first step toward rehabilitating himself and trying to run for office again. >> hes kind of like dracula, you cant get rid of him, hell be back. you cant take the life out of a politician like andrew cuomo, why, the only thing hes ever known and will not give up easy. >> the deadline for him to run in the ju...

New Yorks Democratic Party is considering creating an additional ballot line for a "Fair...

Including indicted former lieutenant governor brian benjamin. cuomo, elected governor three times following in the footsteps of mario cuomo, his father, resigned as governor eight months ago in the sexual harassment scandal. now hes taking swipes at progressive prosecutors, tax and spend liberal, slamming what he calls politics as usual. cuomo writes in the new york daily news in part "district attorneys must prosecute crimes, real tax relief must be provided. if the democrats do not make a dram...

The case against Brian Benjamin, who resigned as New York’s second-in-command last week, may hinge on whether political contributions in this case constituted a bribe.

NBC New York said Monday that it plans to host a TV debate in the Democratic primary for governor on June 18, but Gov. Hochul’s campaign declined to say if she will attend.

Andrew Cuomo wrote Monday that the New York lieutenant governor's indictment "raises troubling questions."