Public Order / Official Conduct Defense | Penal Law 240.50

New York Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree Lawyer

Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree cases can involve false-report allegations, 911 calls, police reports, complainant credibility, intent, misunderstanding, and whether the alleged statement was actually knowingly false. These charges often arise during stressful police encounters, court proceedings, domestic disputes, workplace issues, or investigations involving another person.

Lebedin Kofman LLP represents clients in New York false-reporting, hindering prosecution, escape, official misconduct, obstruction, resisting arrest, and related criminal cases across New York City, Nassau County, and Suffolk County.

Call 646-663-4430 or contact the firm for a confidential consultation.

Issues that may matter

911 calls and police reports
intent and knowledge
whether the statement was actually false
identity of the caller or reporter
body-camera footage
phone records
public alarm or emergency response claims
employment or licensing consequences

Defense approach

These cases often depend on intent, knowledge, context, and timing. Defense work may include preserving recordings, messages, call logs, body-camera footage, court papers, facility records, and witness accounts. In many cases, the defense must separate confusion, panic, disputed facts, or bad assumptions from proof of a crime.

Where the case involves public employment, licensing, immigration, or an agency investigation, the defense should account for both the criminal case and the collateral consequences that can follow.

Frequently asked questions

What should I do after a false-report, hindering, escape, or official-misconduct arrest?

Speak with defense counsel before making statements to police, employers, agencies, or co-defendants. Preserve records, messages, call logs, court documents, and witness information.

Can intent or knowledge be challenged in these cases?

Yes. Many of these charges depend heavily on what the person knew, intended, or understood at the time. Records, communications, video, witness accounts, and the exact statutory theory can be central.

Contact Lebedin Kofman LLP

If you are charged with false reporting, hindering prosecution, escape, official misconduct, obstruction, or a related offense, call 646-663-4430 or contact Lebedin Kofman LLP.