N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06: Public corruption

§ 496.06 Public corruption.

1. A person commits the crime of public corruption when: (a) (i) being

a public servant he or she commits a specified offense through the use

of his or her public office, or (ii) being a person acting in concert

with such public servant he or she commits a specified offense, and (b)

the state or any political subdivision thereof or any governmental

instrumentality within the state is the owner of the property.

2. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following

provisions of this chapter: section 155.25 (petit larceny); section

155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand

larceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the

second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree);

section 190.60 (scheme to defraud in the second degree); or section

190.65 (scheme to defraud in the first degree).