NEW YORK — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested Tuesday by federal authorities to face campaign finance fraud charges related to his failed city comptroller bid.
Benjamin is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court later Tuesday, and prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York will detail the charges at a news conference, the New York Daily News has learned.
The indictment accuses Benjamin of conspiring to direct $50,000 in state funds to longtime political ally Gerald Migdol, who in turn steered thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to the then-state senator’s 2021 comptroller campaign.
