Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had ...

The move comes after a key witness, real estate developer Gerald Migdol, died before the bribery and wire fraud case could be ...

Prosecutors said they could no longer prove the case, after the real estate developer accused of bribing Benjamin died.

Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin handled it differently. He resigned the same day the feds charged him in a bribery scheme and ...

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the ...

Federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Jan. 17, that bribery and related charges brought against former Democratic New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin in April 2022, as reported, have been dropped ...

Soon after, Benjamin informed Migdol he had sponsored a $50,000 state grant for Migdol’s group. In response, the indictment charges, Migdol arranged three donations totaling $25,000 for Benjamin.

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 Federal ...

Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their corruption case against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, following the death of a key witness.

Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had once chosen to be her second-in-command. Judge J. Paul Oetken signed an order closing the ...

New York's former lieutenant governor no longer faces federal charges of bribery and fraud.