N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 232: Purchases by certain officers prohibited; penalty

§ 232. Purchases by certain officers prohibited; penalty. No officer

making a sale as prescribed in section 231, or guardian of an infant

party, or any person for his benefit, directly or indirectly, shall

purchase or be interested in the purchase of any of the property sold;

except that a guardian, where he is lawfully authorized to do so, may

purchase for the benefit or in behalf of his ward. The violation of this

section is a misdemeanor; and a purchase made contrary to this section

is void.