N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20: Defrauding the government

§ 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.