N.Y. PEN Law § 180.03
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 180.03, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Commercial bribing in the first degree
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§ 180.03 Commercial bribing in the first degree.\n A person is guilty of commercial bribing in the first degree when he\nconfers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon any employee,\nagent or fiduciary without the consent of the latter's employer or\nprincipal, with intent to influence his conduct in relation to his\nemployer's or principal's affairs, and when the value of the benefit\nconferred or offered or agreed to be conferred exceeds one thousand\ndollars and causes economic harm to the employer or principal in an\namount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.\n Commercial bribing in the first degree is a class E felony.\n
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