Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was questioned by the feds about whether he was involved in a scheme to illegally funnel contributions to his failed campaign.
Hochul and Benjamin, both Democrats, are seeking full-four years terms in the November elections.
The longtime Democratic donor — who hosted a 2000 US Senate fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and backed her 2016 presidential campaign — was scheduled to appear in court for a status conference last month. During a pretrial conference in December, a prosecutor twice said both sides were working “toward a disposition,” without elaborating.Stephen Yang
The Benjamin probe is reportedly also being conducted by the same assistant US attorneys who are prosecuting Migdol.
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