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New York lieutenant governor resigns after bribery charges -governor

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Reuters
Published: Apr 12, 2022, 21:38 GMT+00:00

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin's resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charges.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin’s resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charges.

(Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)

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