Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the trial court erred in ruling that the People could adduce proof of prior crimes previously committed by the defendant in order to prove intent is without merit. When fraudulent intent is an issue, evidence of other similar acts is admissible to negate the existence of an innocent state of mind (see People v Molineux, 168 N.Y. 264, 297-298; People v Alvino,
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