Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com By Greg B. Smith | March 8, 2024 A federal appeals court Friday reinstated bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, reversing a lower court ruling that found his solicitation of campaign donations after steering state money to a donor was not an explicit case of pay-to-play. The […]
By Kara Scannell and Michelle Watson, CNN CNN – A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the prosecutors did not allege a sufficient quid pro quo. Benjamin, a Democrat, has had three of the five charges against him dismissed, a court filing and […]
New York, NY – October 12, 2021: Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin speaks at Local 802 AFM Centennial celebration at Central Park. (Shutterstock) By Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News A Harlem real estate developer flipped on disgraced ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin in a secret plea hearing last month, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Jerry […]
After initial resistance, lawmakers seem willing to help Gov. Kathy Hochul find a way to replace Brian Benjamin.
New York, NY – January 6, 2022: Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin speaks at Vigil for Democracy on anniversary of insurrection at Carl Schurz park. (Shutterstock) By Rebecca C. Lewis, City and State NY The will-they/won’t-they dance of removing former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin from the June primary ballot may come to a close by the […]
Reyna states that Hochul, trying to cut Albany insider deal to remove her former LG from the ballot is outrageous and the voters should decide next LG.
Congressman Tom Suozzi speaks at City Council candidate Linda Lee’s general election kickoff rally on October 17, 2021 in Queens Borough of New York City. (Shutterstock) Congressman Tom Suozzi, common sense Democratic candidate for Governor and his running mate, Lieutenant Governor Democratic candidate Diana Reyna today said that Governor Kathy Hochul should not appoint a […]
New York, New York, USA – April 12, 2022: Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, arrives to Speak at a News Conference Outside the Maimonides in the Sunset Park Neighborhood in Brooklyn. (Shutterstock) By Zach Williams, NY Post State Senate Democrats are refusing to back legislation that would help Gov. Kathy Hochul to name a […]
By Zach Williams, City and State NY A 23-page indictment outlines what federal prosecutors mean when they say Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin is a key actor in “a simple story of corruption” involving himself, his 2019 campaign for New York City comptroller and real estate developer Gerald Migdol, who is referenced as “CC-1” in the […]
New York, NY – August 26, 2021: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and State Senator Brian Benjamin attend a press conference announcing State Senator Brian Benjamin as Lt. Governor. (Shutterstock) By Bernadette Hogan, Carl Campanile, Bruce Golding and Sam Raskin, NY Post Gov. Kathy Hochul’s team is suggesting she mull over a handful of […]
New York, New York, USA – April 12, 2022: Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, Arrives to Speak at a News Conference Outside the Maimonides in the Sunset Park Neighborhood in the Brooklyn. (Shutterstock) By Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she’s kicked off a search for a new lieutenant […]
New York, NY – March 1, 2022: Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin speaks during Governor Kathy Hochul announcement of the completion Taystee Lab Building. (Shutterstock) By Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN CNN – New York Democratic Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday, the state’s governor said, after being arrested and indicted on charges in connection […]