§ 158.25

Welfare fraud in the first degree

Class B felony Fraud & Money Art. 158 · Welfare Fraud

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A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the first 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 million dollars.

Welfare fraud in the first degree is a .

Simplified explanation

Welfare fraud in the first degree is committing a fraudulent welfare act and thereby taking or obtaining public assistance benefits worth more than one million dollars; it is a class B felony.