Penal Law § 180.08 · Article 180. Bribery Not Involving Public Servants, and Related Offenses
Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree
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§ 180.08 Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree.
An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of commercial bribe receiving in the first degree when, without the consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs, and when the value of the benefit solicited, accepted or agreed to be accepted exceeds one thousand dollars and causes economic harm to the employer or principal in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.
Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree is a class E felony.
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