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A federal judge dismissed corruption and bribery charges Monday against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin after determining that the "indictment fails to allege an explicit quid pro quo."
NEW YORK — Brian Benjamin, the former New York lieutenant governor who resigned in disgrace after being arrested on federal corruption charges, is nearly two months late in filing campaign
State campaign finance records show Benjamin’s campaign hasn’t submitted it to the state Board of Elections, raising questions about how the campaign is spending contributions and whether it’s using them to pay for legal bills he’s racked up since being indicted in April.
Jerry Migdol’s guilty plea in Manhattan Federal Court on April 11 came five months after his indictment for trying to scam the city’s system for matching campaign donations.
Facing corruption charges that carry a maximum of 55 years in prison, Brian Benjamin has lawyered up. He hired attorney Barry Berke, who repped Mayor Bill de Blasio in a federal probe of his fundraising practices.
Gerald Migdol, a Harlem developer, became the linchpin in a federal investigation that led to the indictment and resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin.