1. A person is guilty of a scheme to defraud in the second degree when
he engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of
conduct with intent to defraud more than one person or to obtain
property from more than one person by false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations or promises, and so obtains property from one or more of
such persons.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it shall be necessary to
prove the identity of at least one person from whom the defendant so
obtained property, but it shall not be necessary to prove the identity
of any other intended victim.
Scheme to defraud in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title K - Offenses Involving Fraud
190.00 - Issuing a Bad Check; Definitions of Terms.
190.10 - Issuing a Bad Check; Presumptions.
190.15 - Issuing a Bad Check; Defenses.
190.25 - Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree.
190.26 - Criminal Impersonation in the First Degree.
190.27 - Criminal Sale of a Police Uniform.
190.30 - Unlawfully Concealing a Will.
190.35 - Misconduct by Corporate Official.
190.40 - Criminal Usury in the Second Degree.
190.42 - Criminal Usury in the First Degree.
190.45 - Possession of Usurious Loan Records.
190.50 - Unlawful Collection Practices.
190.55 - Making a False Statement of Credit Terms.
190.60 - Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree.
190.65 - Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree.
190.70 - Scheme to Defraud the State by Unlawfully Selling Prescriptions.
190.72 - Unauthorized Radio Transmission.
190.75 - Criminal Use of an Access Device in the Second Degree.
190.76 - Criminal Use of an Access Device in the First Degree.
190.77 - Offenses Involving Theft of Identity; Definitions.
190.78 - Identity Theft in the Third Degree.
190.79 - Identity Theft in the Second Degree.
190.80 - Identity Theft in the First Degree.
190.80-A - Aggravated Identity Theft.
190.81 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Third Degree.
190.82 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Second Degree.
190.83 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the First Degree.
190.85 - Unlawful Possession of a Skimmer Device in the Second Degree.
190.86 - Unlawful Possession of a Skimmer Device in the First Degree.
190.87 - Immigrant Assistant Services Fraud in the Second Degree.
190.89 - Immigrant Assistance Services Fraud in the First Degree.