Anonymous ID: aeaa0a Nov. 19, 2021, 6:51 p.m. No.15040354   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0456 >>0516 >>0548 >>0629

Sorry, this isn't about Rittenhouse, but lots has been happening in the world.

Exec with ties to NY lieutenant governor indicted for campaign fraud

A real estate mogul with close ties to Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin has been arrested in connection with a campaign finance scheme that allegedly used fraud to secure millions of dollars in public matching funds, federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Friday.

[real estate mogul] Gerald Migdol, 71, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud, both of which carry a maximum of 20 years in prison. He was also charged with one count of aggravated identity theft, which carries a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years.

Hochul selected Benjamin in a bid to add geographic as well as racial diversity to her 2022 bid for a full term.

Nov. 19, 2021

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Real-estate-man-associated-with-Lt-Gov-Benjamin-16635308.php