N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15
Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 553
A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third 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 three thousand dollars.
Welfare fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15