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ALBANY — A federal judge's decision last week to throw out bribery charges against former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin highlights the complexity, and increasing difficulty, of prosecuting corruption ...
Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin is back on track to face trial on corruption charges after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected his request to overturn an appeals court ruling that reinstated the ...
Prosecutors have said Brian Benjamin, the former lieutenant governor of New York, planned to funnel state money to a developer in exchange for campaign donations.
In April, Benjamin was arrested on a five-count indictment charging him with bribery and falsifying documents. He resigned his state position soon after and vowed to fight the case.
The corruption probe against Brian Benjamin collapsed when developer Gerald Migdol, a key witness in the case, died last year.
Federal prosecutors dropped corruption charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin after a key witness, real estate developer Gerald Migdol, died before the bribery and wire fraud case ...
Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their corruption case against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, following the death of a key witness. Benjamin, 48, had been expected to ...
Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped public corruption charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, ending the case after nearly three years of litigation.
Former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin will face trial on federal bribery charges after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review his case.
Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their corruption case against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, following the death of a key witness. Benjamin, 48, had been expected to face ...