Fraudulent acts; penalties

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-25, under Temporary Assistance For Needy Families.

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-25

(1) Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any child to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or other fraudulent device:(1) TANF assistance to which the child is not entitled; or(2) TANF assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled,

(1) TANF assistance to which the child is not entitled; or

(2) TANF assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled,

shall be subject to the criminal penalties prescribed in Section 97-19-71; or shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than twelve (12) months, or both, in the discretion of the court.