NY Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Arrest in Federal Probe
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, creating a political crisis for Gov. Kathy Hochul seven months after she selected Benjamin as a partner to make a fresh start in an office already rocked by scandal. Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in…
