N.Y. Penal Law § 158.20
Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 443
A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the second 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 fifty thousand dollars.
Welfare fraud in the second degree is a class C felony.
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.20