NYS Lt. Gov. Benjamin questioned by feds about ‘shady campaign donor’By Carl Campanile, Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
March 28, 2022
Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was questioned by the feds amid a reported probe into whether he was allegedly involved in a scheme to illegally funnel contributions to his failed campaign for city comptroller last year.
Benjamin admitted to The Post that he was interviewed earlier this year in connection with the conspiracy and wire fraud charges filed in November against Harlem landlord and lawyer Gerald Migdol, who’s accused of making illegal, “straw” donations to Benjamin’s campaign.
Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem and supporter of the “defund the police” movement, was vague on the details of his sit-down with federal law enforcement authorities and said that neither he nor Hochul was under investigation.
Benjamin, who made those remarks last week, claimed Sunday that they were “off the record.”
Benjamin, who is referred to as “Candidate-1” in Migdol’s indictment, has not been charged with any wrongdoing.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/28/nys-lt-gov-brian-benjamin-questioned-about-shady-campaign-donor/
