New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has surrendered to authorities and is expected to face charges related to campaign finance fraud.
NBC News reported.
Benjamin is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court later Tuesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on the arrest, nor could a representative for Benjamin.
His arrest comes after reports that Manhattan federal prosecutors and the FBI were investigating whether Benjamin knowingly engaged in a campaign finance fraud scheme. Subpoenas were issued in connection with the investigation, two sources familiar with the subpoenas said at the time.
The investigators also looked into whether Benjamin helped dole out state money to contributors and/or their projects as part of the alleged fraud.
A spokesman for the U.S. attorney and a spokesman for the FBI both previously declined WNBC requests for comment regarding the investigation into Benjamin.
“Neither Lieutenant Governor Benjamin nor his campaign are being accused of any wrongdoing and they are prepared to fully cooperate with authorities,” the lieutenant governor’s office said. “As 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.”
A Democrat politician actually arrested for something…?
Are we seeing a return to credibility in our justice system…?
Maybe a single molecule of credibility…. When Hilliary Cunton is in jail we can talk some more….
Being a Democrat doesn’t make anyone democratic.
This arrest is just the dumbocrat mafia clearing the path for there next choosen candidate that they will ram through