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A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fourth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance benefits exceeds one thousand dollars.
Welfare fraud in the fourth degree is a .
Simplified explanation
Welfare fraud in the fourth degree is committing a fraudulent welfare act and thereby taking or obtaining public assistance benefits worth more than one thousand dollars; it is a class E felony.