§ 158.10 Welfare fraud in the fourth degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fourth degree when he or\nshe commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance\nbenefits exceeds one thousand dollars.\n Welfare fraud in the fourth degree is a class E felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.10
Welfare fraud in the fourth degree
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case People v. Norman (2017)
Most recently applied in People v. Davis (November 2017)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.