NY Lt. Gov. Resigns From Post After Charged With Fraud

By Ashlee Banks ·Updated April 13, 2022

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, 45, resigned from his post after prosecutors indicted him on bribery and fraud charges.

On Tuesday, Benjamin surrendered to authorities and was subsequently charged with five fraud-related counts connected to his 2021 NYC comptroller campaign, Yahoo! News reported.

According to the Department of Justice, Benjamin was charged with honest services wire fraud, bribery, conspiracy to commit those offenses and two counts of

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