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A person is guilty of defrauding the government when, being a public servant or party officer, he or she:
(a) engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to:
(i) defraud the state or a political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state or to obtain property, services or other resources from the state or a political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises; or
(ii) defraud the state or a political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state by making use of property, services or resources of the state, political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state for private business purposes or other compensated non-governmental purposes; and
(b) so obtains property, services or other resources with a value in excess of one thousand dollars from such state, political subdivision or governmental instrumentality.
Defrauding the government is a class E felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 195.20 Defrauding the government - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-195-20/
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