§ 158.05 Welfare fraud in the fifth degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she\ncommits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits.\n Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.05
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case People v. Hares (2015)
Most recently applied in People v. Norman (October 2017)
2014-09-22
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