Lt governor Benjamin arrested

By Carol Tannenhauser. Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin, formerly a New York state senator from the Upper West Side, “surrendered early Tuesday morning to face a ...

Benjamin was first elected to the New York State Senate in a May 2017 special election. The investor was arrested on federal charges in November. Apparently, the investor is talking.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Nobody in modern New York history has been more vocal a champion of the often-obscure office of lieutenant governor than Kathy Hochul, ...

In order for her to come to life in a real way, she’s got to take control of crime issue right now. The governor has the power to unilaterally choose a replacement. But it’s a safe bet that most up-and-comers would now be far more hesitant to take the job. Hochul could always go the path that former Gov. David Paterson did when he chose Richard Ravitch, a senior statesman with no political ambitions of his own, to serve as his lieutenant governor in 2009. She could stick with Benjamin if he wins and hope the indictment won’t blow open the door for Republicans. Now the job has become a political albatross for Hochul. The person she wound up picking for that role — then state Sen. Brian Benjamin — has been indicted in an alleged bribery scheme. “Kathy Hochul should be calling on her lieutenant governor to resign,” Zeldin said at an afternoon news conference. So if Hochul wins the primary, she will likely have three options. Hochul has not been tied to the allegations. But Hochul’s opponents were quick to seize on Benjamin’s arrest as they both will appear separately on the June 28 primary ballot. “New Yorkers deserve absolute confidence in their government, and I will continue working every day to deliver for them.” “That would be leadership.

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation.

Before Benjamin’s arrest and resignation, Hochul had defended him, saying last week she had the “utmost confidence” in him. The terms of his release call for his travel to be restricted and bar him from returning to the state capitol in Albany. Two months after Benjamin became lieutenant governor, a real estate developer who steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed bid for New York City comptroller was indicted. During his state Legislature career, he emphasized criminal justice reform and affordable housing. Hochul, also a Democrat, was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor. He will focus his energies on explaining in court why his actions were laudable — not criminal. Benjamin had been her running mate. He was released and bail was set at $250,000. “There was nothing inappropriate about this grant. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. Two lawyers representing Benjamin said he was suspending his campaign to focus on defending his actions in court and said the grant in question was used to buy school supplies. Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use his influence as a state senator to get a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization the developer controlled.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested ...

Before Benjamin’s arrest and resignation, Hochul had defended him, saying last week she had the “utmost confidence” in him. The terms of his release call for his travel to be restricted and bar him from returning to the state capitol in Albany. Two months after Benjamin became lieutenant governor, a real estate developer who steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed bid for New York City comptroller was indicted. During his state Legislature career, he emphasized criminal justice reform and affordable housing. Hochul, also a Democrat, was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor. Benjamin had been her running mate. He will focus his energies on explaining in court why his actions were laudable — not criminal. Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. He was released and bail was set at $250,000. “There was nothing inappropriate about this grant. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin leaves the courthouse in New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022.