He definitely is a proven liar and a disgraced former guardian of the public trust, but Brian Benjamin, who until a few days ago was New York’s 64th lieutenant governor, is completely innocent under ...

Lawyers for former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin asked a judge to toss his bribery case on Wednesday, arguing federal prosecutors have failed to clearly show there was an “explicit quid pro quo” ...

Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin on Monday dodged serious bribery and fraud raps when a Manhattan judge dismissed three federal charges against him. Judge Paul Oetken ruled that prosecutors from the ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

A federal appeals court has reinstated bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin. The decision on Friday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reversed ...

The three federal bribery and wire fraud charges against former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were dismissed by a Manhattan judge Monday morning. The Democrat will still face two charges for alleged ...

A lawyer for former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin called the corruption case against his client “flimsy” and “very unusual” Monday as the feds revealed they’d seized the pol’s cell phone and issued hundreds ...

Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, while asserting his innocence on charges of corruption, said that he would “sign the necessary paperwork” to remove himself from the June 28 primary ballot. The ...

Brian Benjamin had been accused of funneling state money to a real estate developer in exchange for campaign contributions. A key witness in the case has died. By Nicholas Fandos The former lieutenant ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul officially named State Senator Brian Benjamin to be her lieutenant governor Thursday in Harlem. The 44-year-old Benjamin is the senior ...

Lawyers for Brian Benjamin argued the feds’ “aggressive” case against him was of historic proportions Thursday as a judge set a trial date the disgraced ex-lieutenant governor hopes to avoid. During a ...