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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 187.20 (2026)

Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree

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§ 187.20 Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of residential mortgage fraud in the second degree
when he or she commits residential mortgage fraud and thereby receives
proceeds or any other funds in the aggregate in excess of fifty thousand
dollars.
  Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree is a class C felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2022 · leading case: Matter of Makhani v. Kiesel, 2022 NY Slip Op 06556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2022).
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Matter of Makhani v. Kiesel, 2022 NY Slip Op 06556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2022). “25), residential mortgage fraud in the second degree (Penal Law § 187.20), scheme to defraud in the first degree (Penal Law § 190.”
Matter of Makhani v. Kiesel, 2022 NY Slip Op 06556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2022). “25), residential mortgage fraud in the second degree (Penal Law § 187.20), scheme to defraud in the first degree (Penal Law § 190.”
Matter of Hecht, 135 A.D.3d 28 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015). “On March 5, 2014, the respondent pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, to two counts of residential mortgage fraud in the second degree, a class C felony, in violation of Penal Law § 187.20, and one count of scheming to defraud in the first degree, a class E…”
Matter of Duoba, 133 A.D.3d 74 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015). “On October 8, 2013, the respondent pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, to five counts of residential mortgage fraud in the second degree, a class C felony, in violation of Penal Law § 187.20, and one count of falsifying business records in the first degree, a…”
In re Ibraham, 104 A.D.3d 184 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013). “On January 11, 2012, the respondent entered a plea of guilty in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, to eight counts of residential mortgage fraud in the second degree, a class C felony, in violation of Penal Law § 187.20, and one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree, a…”
In re Ibraham, 104 A.D.3d 184 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013). “On January 11, 2012, the respondent entered a plea of guilty in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, to eight counts of residential mortgage fraud in the second degree, a class C felony, in violation of Penal Law § 187.20, and one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree, a…”
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