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N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20 — Defrauding the government
N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 195.20 Defrauding the government.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20 — Defrauding the government is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 195.20 Defrauding the government.
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.