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Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor

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Federal prosecutors drop bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin .

Judge J. Paul Oetken signed order closing the case against Benjamin .

Prosecutors said they could no longer prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt after the death of co-defendant Gerald Migdol .

Benjamin resigned as lieutenant governor after his April 2022 arrest.

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