§ 158.15 Welfare fraud in the third degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she\ncommits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance\nbenefits exceeds three thousand dollars.\n Welfare fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15
Welfare fraud in the third degree
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matter of Downing (2017)
Most recently applied in Matter of Downing (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.