USA v. MIGDOL
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1:21-cr-00706
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March 08, 2024
2nd Circ. Resurrects Bribery Case Against Former NY Lt. Gov.
The Second Circuit sided with federal prosecutors on Friday and reinstated bribery charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, finding in a published opinion that the indictment against him "sufficiently alleged an explicit quid pro quo."
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May 02, 2023
Feds Push To Resurrect Bribery Case Against NY Ex-Lt. Gov.
Federal prosecutors asked the Second Circuit on Tuesday to reinstate bribery charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, arguing that a lower court judge wrongly held that the government's case was too flimsy.
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December 05, 2022
Bribery Charges Against Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Thrown Out
A New York federal judge on Monday dismissed bribery charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin that accused him of taking official action in exchange for campaign contributions, but left in place two counts of falsifying state records.
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November 10, 2022
Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Says Feds Sat On Email Trove In Bribe Case
Attorneys for former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin told a federal judge Wednesday that prosecutors have just disclosed they had more than 100,000 emails from their star witness and his organization that could be relevant to the case, thus hampering efforts to prepare for trial.
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August 10, 2022
Viability Of Bribe Case Against Ex-NY Lt. Gov. In Question
A Manhattan federal judge is wrestling with the soundness of bribery charges accusing former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin of corruptly doling out state funds in exchange for political contributions — refusing to rule out dismissing the case.
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July 15, 2022
Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Says Feds Forced Quid-Pro-Quo Label On Case
Former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin has asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss his bribery indictment for lack of any alleged quid-pro-quo bargain and flagged a "troubling" last-minute change to a star witness's statement claiming that one existed.
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May 12, 2022
Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Benjamin's Bribery Trial Set For January
A Manhattan federal judge Thursday set former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin's public corruption trial for late January as his attorneys vowed to have the bribery indictment dismissed, arguing that there was no specific quid-pro-quo agreement and it was "absolutely not a crime."
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May 10, 2022
NY Atty Struck Secret Plea Deal Before Lt. Gov.'s Indictment
A New York real estate lawyer indicted in a bribery conspiracy with former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin quietly pled guilty as a cooperating witness shortly before the top state official was arrested and resigned last month, according to court records unsealed Tuesday.
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April 18, 2022
Kramer Levin Attys For Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Call Bribe Case 'Flimsy'
The Manhattan U.S. attorney's bribery case charging New York's former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin with doling out state grant money in exchange for unlawful political contributions is "flimsy and unwarranted," his defense lawyers said Monday.