{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20","heading":"Defrauding the government","body":"§ 195.20 Defrauding the government.\n  A person is guilty of defrauding the government when, being a public\nservant or party officer, he or she:\n  (a) engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of\nconduct with intent to:\n  (i) defraud the state or a political subdivision of the state or a\ngovernmental instrumentality within the state or to obtain property,\nservices or other resources from the state or a political subdivision of\nthe state or a governmental instrumentality within the state by false or\nfraudulent pretenses, representations or promises; or\n  (ii) defraud the state or a political subdivision of the state or a\ngovernmental instrumentality within the state by making use of property,\nservices or resources of the state, political subdivision of the state\nor a governmental instrumentality within the state for private business\npurposes or other compensated non-governmental purposes; and\n  (b) so obtains property, services or other resources with a value in\nexcess of one thousand dollars from such state, political subdivision or\ngovernmental instrumentality.\n  Defrauding the government is a class E felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 195. Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/195.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"98f7d4d40abd7124e5428891e10c5db661280cbdf24337a904b3e7c2e19d9079","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.17","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-200.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}