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PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title J - Offenses Involving Theft
Article 158 - Welfare Fraud
158.05 - Welfare Fraud in the Fifth Degree.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 158.05 (2020)
§ 158.05 Welfare fraud in the fifth degree.A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits.
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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