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A January trial date has been set for former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin to face charges that he traded his clout as a state senator for campaign contributions.
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The New York State legislature approved a bill requested by Gov. Kathy Hochul that allowed disgraced former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin to remove his name from the Democratic primary ballot. Benjamin said he’d file the necessary paperwork as soon as the law takes effect.
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The bill, introduced in the state Senate on Friday evening, would allow a candidate to remove their name from the ballot if they have been arrested and charged with state or federal misdemeanors or felonies, or have been convicted of a crime.
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Speaking to reporters in Albany, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has started conversations with leaders from the state Legislature on moving that process forward.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is still trying to change the subject from her disgraced former lieutenant governor, but her political opponents are not letting her forget about it.
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A bill has been proposed to allow Democrats to remove former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin's name on the June primary ballot, after he was indicted on corruption charges and resigned earlier this week.
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Governor Kathy Hochul is trying to manage the fallout from her lieutenant governor’s arrest and resignation on Tuesday. Brian Benjamin was charged with engineering a bribery and corruption scheme involving campaign contributions.
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In a statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has accepted Benjamin’s resignation “effective immediately.”
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Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been arrested on a federal charge that he conspired to commit bribery while a state senator. READ THE INDICTMENT INSIDE
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New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin said he didn’t tell Gov. Kathy Hochul about a subpoena he’d received when she was vetting him to be her second-in-command last summer.