N.Y. Penal Law § 158.05 : Offenses Involving Theft — Penal — Welfare Fraud — Welfare fraud in the fifth degree

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits.

Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.

N.Y. Penal Law § 158.05
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