New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has been charged with allegedly participating in a scheme that saw the Democrat get campaign contributions in exchange for wielding his official authority to get money for a nonprofit. Benjamin “abused his authority as a New York State senator, engaging in a bribery scheme using public funds for his own corrupt purposes,” according to an indictment that was set to be unsealed on April 12. Benjamin was a state senator until Sept. 9, 2021, when he was appointed by new New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul had just become governor following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo over sexual misconduct allegations. According to the charging documents, Benjamin repeatedly met with a person dubbed “CC-1” after they met in or about 2017. The person owned a real estate development business based in Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City, and was linked with a nonprofit working …