Currents News Staff
New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin was indicted on numerous charges.
Benjamin is accused of bribery, wire fraud conspiracy, and other related offenses.
According to an unsealed indictment, Benjamin allegedly attempted to get campaign contributions as a trade for securing a state grant.
The U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York has not commented yet, but is holding a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Prior to the indictment, a spokesperson for Benjamin’s campaign said once they found out the contributions in question were sourced improperly, they were donated to the campaign finance board.