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  1. Bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were tossed out Monday by a federal judge, leaving Benjamin to face only records falsification charges. Prosecutors notified the judge hours later that they were appealing the ruling.
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    FILE - Former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin leaves a hearing in federal court on April 18, 2022, in New York. A federal appeals court on Friday, March 8, 2024, reinstated bribery and fraud charges against Benjamin. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen, File)
    Benjamin, a Democrat, resigned after his arrest last April. He pleaded not guilty to charges that he obtained campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for his influence to get a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization the developer controlled.
    A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the prosecutors did not allege a sufficient quid pro quo. Benjamin, a Democrat, has had three of the five charges against him dismissed, a court filing and docket shows.
    The corruption charges against former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were thrown out by a federal judge. While some lesser charges still stand, Benjamin said the decision shows he unfairly lost his position. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
  3. Corruption Charges Dismissed Against Ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

  4. Bribery, fraud charges reinstated against former New York Lt.

  5. Some charges dismissed against ex-N.Y. lieutenant governor …

  6. WEBDec 5, 2022 · A federal judge in Manhattan threw out three of five charges in an indictment lodged against New York’s former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin (D), formerly the second-in-command to Gov. Kathy Hochul …

  7. Federal judge throws out bribery, fraud charges against former

  8. Corruption charges dismissed against ex-New York lieutenant …

  9. Corruption charges dismissed against ex-New York lieutenant …