§ 176.20 Insurance fraud in the third degree.\n A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the third degree when he\ncommits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains\nor withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold\nproperty with a value in excess of three thousand dollars.\n Insurance fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.20
Insurance fraud in the third degree
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Matter of Horowitz (2014)
Most recently applied in People v. Davilmar (August 2022)
2014-09-22
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