Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof awarding the plaintiff punitive damages in the principal sum of $50,000; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the plaintiff's contention, not every violation of Lien Law article 3-A constitutes the criminal offense of larceny (see e.g. Lien Law § 79-a [2]). Whereas a statutory trustee commits
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