New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 190.89 — Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 190: Other Frauds, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 190.89
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
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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