Penal Law § 190.89 · Article 190. Other Frauds
Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree
Text — Law content up to date as of October 23, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 190.89 Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree.
A person is guilty of immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree when, with intent to defraud another person seeking immigrant assistance services, as defined in article twenty-eight-C of the general business law, from such person, he or she violates section four hundred sixty-d of the general business law with intent to obtain property from such other person by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises, and thereby wrongfully obtains such property with a value in excess of one thousand dollars.
Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree is a class E felony.
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