New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin was arrested on Tuesday morning on charges related to a campaign finance fraud investigation.  

Benjamin surrendered to authorities and is expected to appear in federal court in New York City later on Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter told NBC New York.

His arrest follows news that federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI were investigating whether Benjamin was involved in a campaign finance fraud scheme.

The U.S. attorney's office said the lieutenant governor was arrested on charges of bribery, wire fraud, and falsifying records, according to ABC7 New York.

Benjamin has been part of Governor Kathy Hochul's administration since September. She chose him to fill her previous post when she assumed governorship following the resignation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations. But just over two months later, a real estate developer was indicted for diverting campaign contributions to Benjamin's failed bid for New York City comptroller, ABC7 continues.

Developer Gerald Migdol was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft by giving illegal donations to Benjamin's campaign.

Following confirmation that the deputy governor was under investigation, his office referred questions to his November 19 press release issued at the time of Migdol's arrest where he said he was prepared to cooperate, according to Forbes.

"Neither Lieutenant Governor Benjamin nor his campaign are being charged with any wrongdoing and are prepared to cooperate fully with the authorities," a statement indicated. "As soon as the campaign discovered that these contributions were improperly obtained, they donated them to the Campaign Finance Board, pursuant to guidance obtained from the CFB."

More recently, reports surfaced that subpoenas had been issued to Benjamin regarding the financial problems even before Hochul chose him as lieutenant governor, Politico reported.

Although Hochul claimed to have no knowledge of the subpoenas at the time, she announced her support for Benjamin.

"I have the utmost confidence in my deputy governor," Hochul said during a press conference Thursday. "This is an independent investigation related to other people and he is fully cooperating. He is my running mate."