A federal judge dismissed bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brain Benjamin on Monday morning that were brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York and led him to resign from his post in April.
, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Oetken concluded SDNY’s indictment “fails to allege an explicit quid pro quo.”
The dismissed charges alleged that Benjamin, during his years as a state Senator representing Harlem,– Gerald Migdol – in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in donations to his failed bid for city Comptroller and his state Senate reelection campaign.
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