It is a crime to impair the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system. Depending on the amount of money involved, if you do impair the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system you could be charged with either first or second degree impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system. Under New York Penal Law § 180.52 you could be charged with impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree if with the intent to receive a payment or with the intent to defraud someone, you:
In order for you to be guilty of impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the first degree, you must have had the intent to receive payment or the intent to defraud. If the prosecutor cannot prove that you had such intent, then you have a defense to the charge.
SentenceImpairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree is a class E felony. If you are convicted of this offense you could be sent to prison for up to 4 years. You could also receive a probation sentence of up to 5 years and be required to pay a significant fine.
New York Penal Law § 180.52: Impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degreeA person is guilty of impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree when, with the intent to obtain either any payment for himself or for a third person or with the intent to defraud any person he:
Alters, changes or interferes with any equipment or device used in connection with pari-mutuel betting; or
Causes any false, inaccurate, delayed or unauthorized data, impulse or signal to be fed into, or transmitted over, or registered in or displayed upon any equipment or device used in connection with pari-mutuel betting.
If you are under investigation for impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree, it is important that you have experienced representation. Impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system is a serious offense. If you are convicted you could end up serving a 4 year prison sentence. The staff at the Law Offices of Stephen Bilkis & Associates has years of experience successfully defending clients in New York criminal courts who have been charged with misdemeanors and felonies such as impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system, assault, menacing, reckless endangerment, stalking, rape, and child endangerment. Contact us at 800.696.9529 to schedule a free, no obligation consultation regarding your case. We serve those accused of larceny in the following locations: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Nassau County, Queens, Staten Island, Suffolk County and Westchester County.