{"id":1432954,"date":"2022-04-12T11:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432954"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T15:44:52","slug":"new-york-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-arrested-for-campaign-finance-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-arrested-for-campaign-finance-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Lt. Gov Brian Benjamin Arrested For Campaign Finance Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-arrested-for-campaign-finance-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Democratic New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin surrendered to federal authorities in Lower Manhattan Tuesday on federal charges he took part in a campaign finance scheme related to a 2021 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin, a former New York state senator from Harlem, faces federal bribery charges after authorities say he allegedly funneled fraudulent donations from a Harlem real estate investor, Gerald Migdol, into his failed 2021 campaign for New York City comptroller, ABC7 <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/brian-benjamin-lieutenant-governor-new-york-lieutennant-federal-bribery-conspiracy\/11740610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Lt. Gov. Benjamin Arrested in Campaign Finance Scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWTHdAoyoV\">https:\/\/t.co\/tWTHdAoyoV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Weiser (@BenWeiserNYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenWeiserNYT\/status\/1513867839777775619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Federal authorities charged Migdol in November 2021 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection to the illegal campaign donation he gave Benjamin\u2019s failed comptroller campaign, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>At Migdol\u2019s November arrest, Benjamin\u2019s office released a statement promising the lieutenant governor was assisting authorities with the federal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither Lieutenant Governor Benjamin nor his campaign are being accused of any wrongdoing and they are prepared to fully cooperate with authorities,\u201d the statement read, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/ny-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-arrested-for-alleged-campaign-finance-fraud-scheme-sources\/3619365\/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> NBC4. \u201cAs soon as the campaign discovered that these contributions were improperly sourced, they donated them to the Campaign Finance Board, pursuant to guidance obtained from the CFB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The federal charges against Benjamin \u2014 which include wire fraud, bribery and falsification of records \u2014 stem from an investigation by the FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/12\/nyregion\/brian-benjamin-arrested.html?smid=tw-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul picked Benjamin in September to join her administration as the second black Lt. Gov. of New York after former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned, reported ABC7.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/24\/kathy-hochul-swornin-first-female-governor-andrew-cuomo-disgrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED:\u00a0Kathy Hochul Sworn In As New York\u2019s First Female Governor As Cuomo Leaves In Disgrace)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hochul denied knowing about any potential wrongdoing by Benjamin, despite reports indicating Benjamin had been given subpoenas for financial records regarding the donations before Hochul chose him as her second-in-command, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul told the press Thursday she still plans to use Benjamin as her lieutenant governor. \u201cI have utmost confidence in my lieutenant governor,\u201d Hochul said, according to ABC7. \u201cThis is an independent investigation related to other people and he\u2019s fully cooperating. He is my running mate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic New York Lt. Gov. 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