Penal Law § 176.55 · Article 176. Insurance Fraud
Life settlement fraud in the third degree
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§ 176.55 Life settlement fraud in the third degree.
A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the third degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold property with a value in excess of fifty thousand dollars.
Life settlement fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PEN176.55
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