HARLEM: Real Estate Developer Cooperated On Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin With A Secret Guilty Plea

HARLEM (MANHATTAN) NYC: Jerry Migdol admitted to organizing and concealing tens of thousands of dollars in fake contributions from 2019 to 2021 for Brian Benjamin’s failed city comptroller bid — including one from his 2-year-old relative — to boost the candidate’s campaign war chest.

He also pleaded guilty to defrauding banks from 2018 to 2019.

Disgraced former Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin resigned hours after an indictment on federal corruption charges related to his role in the alleged scheme to steer state funds to Migdol’s nonprofit, Friends of Public School Harlem, in exchange for the straw donations. 

Migdol’s plea carries up to 107 years in prison.

Court documents show prosecutors will seek leniency on his behalf in exchange for his cooperation.