New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 180.08: Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

An employee, agent, or fiduciary who solicits or accepts a benefit exceeding $1,000 to influence their conduct in their employer's affairs, causing over $250 in economic harm, commits a class E felony.

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