N.Y. Penal Law Section 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.

Source: Section 195.20 — Defrauding the government, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/195.­20 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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