N.Y. Penal Law 180.20 – Bribing a labor official; defense
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§ 180.20 Bribing a labor official; defense.
Terms Used In N.Y. Penal Law 180.20
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- labor official: means any duly appointed representative of a labor organization or any duly appointed trustee or representative of an employee welfare trust fund. See N.Y. Penal Law 180.10
In any prosecution for bribing a labor official, it is a defense that the defendant conferred or agreed to confer the benefit involved upon the labor official as a result of conduct of the latter constituting larceny committed by means of extortion, or an attempt to commit the same, or coercion, or an attempt to commit coercion.