Pix 11 News: NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Arrested in Campaign Finance Scheme

‘Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, the state’s second in command to governor Kathy Hochul surrendered early this morning to face federal bribery conspiracy charges’

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ANCHOR 1: “More breaking news at this hour in the world of politics. So two breaking stories at the same time. Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, the state's second in command to Governor Kathy Hochul surrendered early this morning to face federal bribery conspiracy charges, an indictment in connection with a scheme to funnel fraudulent donations to a previous campaign. And this is according to some reports this morning. But this is big news.”
ANCHOR 2: “Yes, it is. The indictment, the result of an investigation by the FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is accusing Benjamin of conspiring to direct state funds to a Harlem real estate investor in exchange for orchestrating thousands of dollars in illegal campaign Trump contributions to Mr. Benjamin's unsuccessful 2021 campaign for New York City comptroller.”

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