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Judge throws out bribery, fraud charges against ex-New York lt. governor

Por: CBS News Politics December 05, 2022

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against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were tossed out Monday by a federal judge, leaving Benjamin to face only records falsification charges and prompting his lawyers to say it was tragic that the case was ever brought.Judge J. Paul Oetken issued an opinion saying prosecutors failed to allege an explicit example in which Benjamin provided a favor for a bribe, an essential element of bribery and honest services fraud charges.Benjamin, a... + full article



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