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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-291 (2026)

Vendor fraud in the first degree: Class B felony

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) A person is guilty of vendor fraud in the first degree when he commits vendor fraud, as defined in section 53a-290, and receives payment for goods or services fraudulently provided in excess of ten thousand dollars.

(b) Vendor fraud in the first degree is a class B felony.

(P.A. 96-169, S. 4.)

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Scholz v. Epstein, 266 A.3d 127 (Conn. 2021).
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Scholz v. Epstein, 266 A.3d 127 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 2× “Moreover, this court also has applied absolute immunity to other torts that have criminal counterparts, such as fraud.”
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