Feds drop corruption charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
The move comes after a key witness, real estate developer Gerald Migdol, died before the bribery and wire fraud case could be brought to trial.
Feds drop corruption case against former lieutenant governor
The corruption probe against Brian Benjamin collapsed when developer Gerald Migdol, a key witness in the case, died last year.
Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had once chosen to be her second-in-command.
Feds drop bribery case against ex-NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin
Prosecutors said they could no longer prove the case, after the real estate developer accused of bribing Benjamin died.
US Ends Former New York Lieutenant Governor's Bribery Case After Witness Dies
"Today's vindication of Brian Benjamin is a timely reminder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr's famous words: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,'" Benjamin's lawyers Barry Berke, Dani James and Darren LaVerne said in a joint statement. "We always believed this day would come."
Feds drop charges against former New York lieutenant governor
Gov. Brian Benjamin, who was once seen as a rising star in the state Democratic party. “Based on a review of the evidence in the case, and in light of the death of cooperating witness and co ...
Feds drop corruption case against former Lt. Gov. Benjamin
Feds drop corruption case against former Lt. Gov. Benjamin
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