It's not yet clear if the lieutenant governor will be accused of any wrongdoing
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin speaks during the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention in February. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Federal authorities are investigating whether New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin was involved in illegal campaign finance scheme allegedly perpetrated by one of his longtime associates and supporters. Federal investigators are also probing discretionary funding Benjamin awarded to his Harlem district as a state senator.
On Friday, the Daily News reported that Southern District of New York investigators had recently subpoenaed state officials and State Senate employees regarding grants Benjamin had lined up in his former Harlem district. Per the News, “The inquiry is related to funds doled out through the State and Municipal Facilities Program, or SAM, a lump sum appropriation in the state budget administered through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, according to the source.
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