{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-88","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 88","heading":"Consignee or factor; fraudulent deposit or pledge of property","body":"Section 88. A consignee or factor who, in violation of good faith and with intent to defraud the owners thereof, deposits or pledges, as security for money borrowed by him, a negotiable instrument received by him, merchandise consigned or intrusted to him, or a bill of lading, certificate or order for the delivery of merchandise; or who, in like violation and with like intent, disposes of or applies such property or evidence of property to his own use; or who, in like violation and with like intent, disposes of or applies to his own use money which has been raised or a negotiable instrument which has been acquired by the sale or other disposition of such property or evidence of property, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment for not more than five years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 266"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter266/Section88","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:12Z","sha256":"c3f33d86e3199f2c91d8b1d8ab4a3b52e86be474422427dace025825c840c725","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-87a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-266-89"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}