On April 12, 2022, Benjamin resigned from office after being indicted earlier that day on federal wire fraud and bribery charges, to which he pleaded not guilty. The charges against Benjamin were dropped in January 2025. Benjamin was born in Harlem Hospital in Harlem, New York City, the son of Caribbean immigrants who worked union jobs. [4] .

Jun 5, 2017 · Brian A. Benjamin is the New York State Senator for District 30, which encompasses Harlem, East Harlem, and the Upper West Side. He was born in Harlem to a Caribbean mother who came to this country seeking new opportunities.

Aug 26, 2021 · Gov. Kathy Hochul officially introduced state Sen. Brian Benjamin of Harlem as her top lieutenant Thursday, fleshing out another key component of her administration as she seeks to restore...

Jan 18, 2025 · The Harlem real estate developer had pleaded guilty in 2022, admitting that he organized tens of thousands of dollars in fake contributions from 2019 to 2021 as Benjamin campaigned to be city comptroller, a race he lost.

Jan 24, 2025 · Former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin says he will never forget the moment his legal nightmare finally came to an end. ... In 2017, the Harlem native became a State Senator, and four years later ...

Dec 16, 2024 · More than two and a half years after Benjamin was indicted on charges of soliciting campaign donations in return for steering a state grant to a program run by a Harlem developer, he has yet to face a jury.

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday after he was arrested on charges related to a campaign finance fraud investigation, officials said. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Benjamin's...

Mar 8, 2024 · A federal appeals court on Friday revived corruption charges against former Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin of New York, saying prosecutors had sufficiently demonstrated a plan to funnel state money...

May 2, 2023 · The indictment accused Benjamin, now 46, of taking quid pro quote bribes from Harlem real estate developer Gerald Migdol, whose nonprofit organization in Harlem received $50,000 in state funds after Migdol steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed 2021 bid for New York City comptroller.

Aug 27, 2021 · Benjamin, the Democrat who has championed criminal justice reform, affordable housing and other issues facing not only Harlem, but the state, will be sworn in after Labor Day, Hochul announced in...